Manuel Bobadilla
Manuel Bobadilla González is a Cuban retired footballer.
Club career
Regarded as the best Cuban player at the end of the 1990s, Bobadilla played his entire career for local side Ciudad La Habana, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC, 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. 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.International career
He made his international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 57 caps, scoring 11 goals. He represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.His final international was an August 2001 Gold Cup qualification play-off match against Panama.
International goals
Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1 | 27 May 1995 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 9-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification | ||
2 | 27 May 1995 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 9-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification | ||
3 | 30 July 1995 | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | |
4 | 22 September 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
5 | 5 May 1999 | National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda | 4-1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification | ||
6 | 5 May 1999 | National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda | 4-1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification | ||
7 | 10 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | |
8 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2001 Caribbean Cup | |
9 | 10 June 2001 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | 1-3 | 1-4 | Friendly match |