Hernán Bolaños

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bolaños and the second or maternal family name is Ulloa.
Hernán Bolaños
Bolaños in 1946
Personal information
Full name Hernán Bolaños Ulloa
Date of birth (1912-03-20)20 March 1912
Place of birth Granada, Nicaragua
Date of death 9 May 1992(1992-05-09) (aged 80)
Place of death San José, Costa Rica
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UCR Fútbol Club
Orión F.C.
1930–1935 Alajuelense
1936–1947 Audax Italiano
1940 → Universidad de Chile (loan)
1940 → Universidad Católica (loan)
International career
1930–1938 Costa Rica 9 (15)
1940 Chile 3 (0)
Managerial career
1946–1948 Costa Rica
Medal record
Representing  Costa Rica
Men's Football
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1930 Cuba Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1938 Panama Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hernán Bolaños Ulloa (20 March 1912 – 9 May 1992) was a football player and manager. He played as a forward. Born in Nicaragua, he represented Costa Rica and Chile internationally.

Early life

Bolaños was born in Granada, Nicaragua.

Club career

He joined Alajuelense in 1930 and played for Audax Italiano, Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica in Chile.[1][2] He played for Audax Italiano alongside his twin brother, Óscar, and they were nicknamed Los hermanos del Diablo (The Devil's brothers) by the Chilean press.[3]

International career

Bolaños played for Costa Rica appearing in nine occasions recording nine goals,[4] in 1940 he played for Chile[1] at the Copa Roca – loss by 2–3 against Argentina – in Buenos Aires and at the Copa Presidente Aguirre Cerda – loss by 2–3 against Uruguay – in Montevideo.[3]

Retirement

Bolaños studied dentistry at the University of Chile[5] and became the Costa Rica ambassador to Chile.[6]

Honours

Player

Club

Audax Italiano

International

Costa Rica

Individual

Manager

Costa Rica

References

  1. ^ a b "Hernán Bolaños, el primer goleador extranjero del fútbol chileno" (in Spanish). ANFP. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ 1936: “El primer grito de campeón” Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Audax Italiano (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b "Futbolistas costarricenses que jugaron en Chile". Regate.cl (in Spanish). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Puro Deporte: El buzón de Rodrigo" (in Spanish). 10 January 2000.
  5. ^ "Hernán Bolaños, el primer goleador extranjero del fútbol chileno". Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  6. ^ Ana Coralia Fernandez. "¿Quién fue y qué hizo?: Hernán Bolaños Ulloa" [Who was he and what did he do ?: Hernán Bolaños Ulloa]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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