Jefferson Bernárdez

Jefferson Bernárdez

Personal information
Full name	Jefferson Jair Bernárdez Bennett
Date of birth	(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Parrillas One
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Motagua		(3)
2009	Hispano		(1)
2010	Real Estelí
2010–2011	Nueva Concepción		(16)
2011–2012	Petapa
2012–2013	Antigua
2013–	Parrillas One
International career‡
2007–2008	Honduras U23	7	(2)
2008	Honduras	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-07-25 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2008-08-13

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernárdez and the second or maternal family name is Bennett.

Jefferson Jair Bernárdez Bennett (born 27 March 1987) is a Honduran football forward who currently plays for Parrillas One.

Club career

Nicknamed La Foca, Bernárdez's professional debut was on 11 February 2007, in a match against Broncos UNAH, where he scored the only goal via a perfect header. He was in the starting lineup since the match was at the same time as the UNCAF Nations Cup in El Salvador.

In January 2010 he made his debut for Real Estelí in the Nicaraguan League against Diriangén.

In September 2010 he moved to Guatemala to play for second division Nueva Concepción and in July 2011 he moved up to the top division to join Petapa after scoring 16 goals for Nueva Concepción.

International career

He made his debut for the national side on 22 May 2008 in a friendly against Belize. He was part of the Honduras national U-23 football team that played at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Jefferson Bernárdez is the cousin of Victor Bernardez and Oscar Bernardez. In July 2009, his father died in a fire.