Marcelino Bernal Pérez (born 27 May 1962) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career A talented all-around midfielder who was able to win possession effectively as well as score goals, Bernal spent most of his club career with Puebla and Toluca. He won two championships: Puebla in 1990 and Pachuca in 1999. He ended his top-flight career with UNAM in 2001.
International career Bernal got 65 caps and 5 goals for the Mexico national team between 1988 and 1998,Mexico record international footballers and he participated at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998. Bernal's career developed at a relatively late stage, and he earned 58 of his 65 caps at the age of 30 or older. At the 1994 World Cup he scored a goal in the game against Italy, but he was best known for the Mexico-Bulgaria second-round game in which he cleared a shot from Krasimir Balakov, but in doing so, he fell on the net and snapped the post, causing the goal to cave in. An eight-minute delay was needed to install a new net and play resumed. Mexico would eventually lose in a penalty shootout, in which Bulgaria goalkeeper Borislav Mihaylov saved Bernal's attempt.
Managerial career Bernal managed the Guerreros de Hermosillo in 2010.
Honours Puebla Mexican Primera División: 1989–90 Copa México: 1987–88, 1989–90 Campeón de Campeones: 1990
Pachuca Mexican Primera División: 1999
Career statistics International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 8 March 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico 4–0 4–0 Friendly 2 6 December 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico 4–0 11–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 7–0 4 8–0 5 28 June 1994 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States 1–1 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup
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