Jorge Bermúdez

Jorge Bermúdez

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Hernán Bermúdez Morales
Date of birth	18 June 1971
Place of birth	Calarcá, Colombia
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1989–1990	Deportes Quindío	72	(0)
1991–1996	América de Cali	134	(6)
1996–1997	Benfica	27	(1)
1997–2001	Boca Juniors	119	(12)
2001–2003	Olympiacos	9	(1)
2003–2004	Newell's Old Boys	27	(2)
2004	Barcelona SC	16	(0)
2005	América de Cali	22	(2)
2005	Deportivo Quevedo	12	(0)
2006	Deportivo Pereira	23	(2)
2006	Independiente Santa Fe	16	(4)
2007	Deportes Quindío	9	(0)
Total		486	(28)
National team
1995–2001	Colombia	56	(3)
Teams managed
2010	Defensa y Justicia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jorge Hernán Bermúdez Morales (born 18 June 1971 in Calarcá, Colombia) is a retired Colombian football defender. He played 56 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2001.^[1]

Playing career

Bermúdez played at the club level for several teams in Colombia including Deportes Quindío, América de Cali, Deportivo Quevedo, Deportivo Pereira and Independiente Santa Fe. He started his career with Deportes Quindio which was also the team he finished his career with 17 years later.

Bermúdez also played for a number of clubs outside Colombia including Benfica (Portugal), Boca Juniors (Argentina), Olympiakos Pireus (Greece), Newell's Old Boys (Argentina) and Barcelona Guayaquil (Ecuador).

During his time with Boca Juniors he won a number of major titles including the Copa Libertadores and Copa Intercontinental in 2000 and three league titles (Ap 1998, Cl 1999 & Ap 2000).

He was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics and went on to play 56 times for the full international squad including appearances at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and in three editions of the Copa América in 1995,^[2] 1997^[3] and 1999.^[4]

Managerial career

In 2010, Bermúdez was appointed manager of the Argentine 2nd division side Defensa y Justicia.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
1991	América de Cali	Categoría Primera A	–	–	0	0	10	0	10	0
1992			–	–	0	0	12	0	12	0
1993			35	0	0	0	3	0	38	0
1994			47	0	0	0	0	0	47	0
1995			26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
1995–96			26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
1996–97			26	0	0	0	13	2	39	2
Portugal			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97	Benfica	Primeira Liga	27	1	3	1	8	0	38	2
Argentina			League		Cup		South America		Total
1997–98	Boca Juniors	Primera División	31	1	0	0	–	–	31	1
1998–99			32	3	0	0	0	0	32	3
1999–00			30	4	0	0	15	1	45	5
2000–01			26	4	0	0	13	1	39	5
Greece			League		Cup		Europe		Total
2001–02	Olympiakos Piraeus	Alpha Ethniki	8	1	–	–	4	0	12	1
2002–03			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Argentina			League		Cup		South America		Total
2003–04	Newell's Old Boys	Primera División	27	2	0	0	0	0	27	2
Ecuador			League		Cup		South America		Total
2004	Barcelona	Serie A	16	0	0	0	–	0	16	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2005	América de Cali	Categoría Primera A	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
Ecuador			League		Cup		South America		Total
2005	Deportivo Quevedo	Serie B	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2006	Deportivo Pereira	Categoría Primera A	23	2	0	0	0	0	23	2
	Santa Fe		16	4	0	0	–	0	16	4
2007	Deportes Quindío		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Total	Argentina		146	14	0	0	28	2	174	16
	Colombia		230	8	0	0	38	2	268	10
	Ecuador		28	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
	Greece		9	1	0	0	4	0	13	1
	Portugal		27	1	3	1	8	0	38	2
	Career total		440	24	3	1	78	4	521	29

Source:^[5]

References

1. rsssf: Colombia record international footballers
2. rsssf: Copa América 1995
3. rsssf: Copa América 1997
4. rsssf: Copa América 1999
5. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12612/Jorge_Bermudez.html

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
• Jorge Bermúdez at National-Football-Teams.com