Nicolas Hernández
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Nicolás "Niko" Hernández (born May 4, 1979 in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
) is an Argentine
footballer. He currently plays for the SHB Ðà Nẵng F.C..
Hernández began his professional career with the Primera División
side Ferro Carril Oeste
in 1999. After a year with them he moved to Colón de Santa Fe
for a season. In 2002 he was signed by Italian club U.S. Cremonese
. After a short spell with them he ended up back in Argentina playing for National B Division
teams San Martín de Mendoza
and Huracán
until 2005 when he was picked up by Chile
an powerhouse Cobreloa
.
On March 30, 2006, he was signed by the Colorado Rapids
. He started his first game with the club on April 2 against the Columbus Crew
and has scored 8 goals with the Rapids to date. He was traded to the Columbus Crew
on February 27, 2008 for Tim Ward
. He was waived on June 27, 2008.
Niko moved to Costa Rica for play with the Liga Deportiva Alajuelense during one year contract.
He was the only non-Costa Rican on the roster.
He joined SHB Ðà Nẵng F.C. in 2010.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer. He currently plays for the SHB Ðà Nẵng F.C..
Hernández began his professional career with the Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
side Ferro Carril Oeste
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
in 1999. After a year with them he moved to Colón de Santa Fe
Colón de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Colón, commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe, is a football team from Santa Fe, Argentina. As of Primera División Argentina 1946 the football squad plays in the highest division of Argentine football, and has done so continuously since 1995-96...
for a season. In 2002 he was signed by Italian club U.S. Cremonese
U.S. Cremonese
Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club, based in Cremona. The club was founded in 1903. Cremonese played the 2005/2006 season in Serie B, having won Serie C1/A the previous season. However, in the 2005/2006 Serie B campaign, Cremonese came out twenty-first, being therefore relegated...
. After a short spell with them he ended up back in Argentina playing for National B Division
Primera B Nacional Argentina
Primera B Nacional is the second most important category of Argentine football organized by the Argentine Football Association.It is played by teams from all over the country...
teams San Martín de Mendoza
San Martín de Mendoza
Atlético Club San Martín is a football club from the city of San Martín in Mendoza Province, Argentina...
and Huracán
Huracán
Huracan is the hurricane god of Maya mythology.Huracán may also refer to:*ARM Huracán, a Mexican Navy missile boat*Huracán , a Mexican telenovelaIn sports:*Huracán Buceo, Uruguayan football club...
until 2005 when he was picked up by Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an powerhouse Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...
.
On March 30, 2006, he was signed by the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
. He started his first game with the club on April 2 against the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
and has scored 8 goals with the Rapids to date. He was traded to the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
on February 27, 2008 for Tim Ward
Tim Ward (soccer)
Tim Ward is a professional American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
. He was waived on June 27, 2008.
Niko moved to Costa Rica for play with the Liga Deportiva Alajuelense during one year contract.
He was the only non-Costa Rican on the roster.
He joined SHB Ðà Nẵng F.C. in 2010.
External links
- Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre Argentine Primera statistics