Marc Bernaus

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernaus and the second or maternal family name is Cano.

Marc Bernaus
Bernaus in action for Andorra in 2011
Personal information
Full name Marc Bernaus Cano
Date of birth (1977-02-02) 2 February 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1994–1995 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Barcelona B 68 (2)
1995–1996 Barcelona C 22 (1)
1999 Toledo 9 (0)
2000 Terrassa 2 (0)
2000–2002 Gimnàstic 51 (0)
2002–2003 Las Palmas 27 (0)
2003–2004 Getafe 33 (0)
2004–2007 Elche 92 (0)
2007–2008 Poli Ejido 24 (0)
2008–2010 Girona 21 (0)
2013 Llagostera B 3 (2)
Total 352 (5)
International career
1994 Spain U18 3 (1)
1997 Spain U20 7 (0)
2000–2013 Andorra 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc Bernaus Cano (born 2 February 1977) is an Andorran former footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

Born in Andorra la Vella, Bernaus was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. He could never appear for the first team in La Liga, playing four seasons in Segunda División and another in Segunda División B with the B side. During his spell with the Blaugrana, he suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee that hindered his professional career.[1]

Bernaus made 286 overall appearances whilst competing in the second tier of Spanish football (275 in the league, 11 in the Copa del Rey), also representing CD Toledo, Terrassa FC, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, UD Las Palmas, Getafe CF, Elche CF, Polideportivo Ejido and Girona FC. His biggest achievement came in the 2003–04 season, when he helped Madrid's Getafe to its first top-flight promotion by playing 33 out of 42 matches;[2] he also suffered, however, five relegations, two of those with Barcelona's reserves.[3][4]

International career

After having appeared for Spain at youth level, Bernaus opted to represent Andorra, his homeland, as a senior. On 13 October 2004, he entered the minnow footballing nation's history books when he scored the game's only goal against Macedonia in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for their first ever competitive win.[5]

International goal

Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2004 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra La Vella, Andorra  Macedonia 1–0 1–0 2006 World Cup qualification[5]

References

  1. ^ Álvarez, Robert; Martín, Luis (15 October 2004). "Bernaus, el héroe andorrano" [Bernaus, Andorran hero]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ^ "El Getafe y su afición homenajean al equipo del ascenso a Primera de 2004" [Getafe and their fans honour team that promoted to Primera in 2004]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ Guasch, Tomás (29 August 2001). "Figo vuelve a su territorio comanche" [Figo returns to personal comanche territory]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Marc Bernaus y la gran alegría futbolística del Principado de Andorra" [Marc Bernaus and the biggest football joy for Andorra principality] (in Spanish). Diario de Prácticas UC3M. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b Turner, Lucy (13 October 2004). "Bernaus brings Andorra victory". UEFA. Retrieved 25 July 2014.