Salvador Bernárdez
Salvador Bernárdez was a Honduran international football midfielder.
Club career
Nicknamed Pichini and Pólvora, Bernárdez played his entire career for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran league. He was the Honduran league's top goalscorer in the 1978/79 season and still is the 9th best scorer for Motagua of all time with 36 goals.International career
Bernárdez has represented Honduras in 9 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, helping them to qualify for their first World Cup Finals tournament. He did however not make the final squad for Spain 1982 due to injury. He went on to earn 14 caps, scoring 5 goals.International goals
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 30 July 1980 | Estadio de la Revolución, Panama City, Panama | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 1 October 1980 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 14 December 1980 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 14 December 1980 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 14 December 1980 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Retirement
He coached Barcelona a U-15 Boys competitive team for one season. He moved to the United States in the 1980s.Personal life and death
Bernárdez' father Víctor also played for Motagua in the 1940s and 1950s. Salvador was married to Julia Maritza Gracia.He died at the age of 58 in San Francisco, California from a heart attack.