Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1949)

Luis Hernández

Personal information
Full name	Luis Hernández Heres
Date of birth	(1949-08-24) 24 August 1949 (age 75)[1]
Place of birth	Cuba
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	La Habana
International career
1976	Cuba Olympic	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Hernández Heres (born 24 August 1949) is a Cuban former footballer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2]

International career

He represented his country in two games at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Football administration

Subsequently, he became a businessman and football administrator, and a member of the FIFA Council, the main decision-making body of FIFA, the governing body of association football.^[4][5]

Hernández was elected to the FIFA Council in May 2016, as one of three representatives of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).^[6]

References

1. FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Hernández". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
3. Luis Hernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "FIFA Committees - FIFA Council". FIFA.com. 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
5. "CONCACAF Council". Concacaf.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
6. "CONCACAF Elects New President, and Members of CONCACAF and FIFA Councils". Concacaf.com. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-08-22.