José María Bermúdez


José María Bermúdez Espinoza is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed Chema, he played for local top sides Diriangén and Walter Ferretti and had a spell at Honduran side Real Maya whom he joined in 1999.
Bermúdez once scored 9 goals in one league match, in February 1997 for Diriangén against Los Pinares, a record that still stands today.

International career

Bermúdez made his debut for Nicaragua in an October 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Panama and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995,1997 and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups.
His final international game was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 April 1997Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala1–31–61997 UNCAF Nations Cup
2.25 May 2001Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras2-102–102001 UNCAF Nations Cup

Retirement

After retiring, Bermúdez became secretary-general at the Nicaraguan Football Association.