- Rubén Darío Hernández
Ruben Darío Hernández (born
February 19 ,1965 ) is a formerColombia nfootball (soccer) striker , one of the leading scorers in his country's history, and one of the early busts ofMajor League Soccer .Overall, Hernández scored 180 goals in the Colombian League for ten different teams:
Deportes Quindío ,Millonarios ,Once Caldas ,Atlético Nacional , Envigado,Independiente Medellín ,América de Cali ,Independiente Santa Fe ,Deportes Tolima , andDeportivo Pereira . [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/coltops-allt.html Colombia - All-Time Topscorers ] ] He retired in 2000.In 1996, "Rubencho" signed with Major League Soccer's
MetroStars , but lasted only ten games with them without scoring a goal. He became unhappy in the United States and the league granted him a release back to Colombia. [ [http://www.metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=3016 Ten Worst: Metro foreigners (Part 2) - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer ] ]For Colombia, Hernández scored one goal in 17 caps and played for his country at the
1990 FIFA World Cup .Notes
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