Cheche Hernández, Colombia football coach: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Cheche Hernández

Colombia

18 May 1956

midfielder

Cheche Hernández is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Hernández played for local sides Millonarios and Deportivo Cali, and also competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He subsequently switched to a managerial role, and was formerly a manager of the Panama and the Dominican Republic national teams, aside from managing clubs in Costa Rica, Peru and Ecuador.

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📋 Profile & Career

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: José Eugenio Hernández Sarmiento
Date of birth: (1956-03-18) 18 March 1956 (age 69)
Date of death: Bogotá, Colombia
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s): Midfielder

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1986: Millonarios
1987–1988: Deportivo Cali

⚽ International career:
1985: Colombia 1 (0)

⚽ Managerial career:
1995–1996: Deportivo Cali (assistant)
1998–1999: Deportivo Cali
2001: Atlético Nacional
2002: Millonarios
2004–2005: Panama
2006–2007: Alajuelense
2007–2008: Colombia (assistant)
2008–2009: Deportivo Cali
2011–2012: Junior
2014–2015: UTC
2015: Dominican Republic
2016: Deportes Quindío
2017: Deportes Tolima
2019–2022: Técnico Universitario
2022: Patriotas
2025: Técnico Universitario
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals