Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Bobadilla González | ||
Date of birth | June 27, 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–2001 | Ciudad La Habana | ||
1998–1999 | → Bonner SC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2005 | Ciudad La Habana | ||
International career‡ | |||
1995–2001 | Cuba | 57 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018 |
Manuel Bobadilla González (born 27 June 1970) is a Cuban retired footballer.
Regarded as the best Cuban player at the end of the 1990s,[1] Bobadilla played his entire career for local side Ciudad La Habana, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[2] when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.[3] After retiring from football in 2001 due to coach Miguel Company ruling him out for the national team, he returned to play for Ciudad la Habana in the 2005 season.[4]
He made his international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 11 goals.[5] He represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal)[6] and played at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was an August 2001 Gold Cup qualification play-off match against Panama.