José María Bermúdez

José María Bermúdez Espinoza (born August 15, 1975) is a retired Nicaraguan soccer player and currently the Secretary General of the Nicaraguan Football Federation (FENIFUT).

Bermúdez, during his first stint at the Federation, served as Manager of National Teams and then as Secretary General in 2012.

In 2019, he returned to the Federation as Secretary General. His first role was to organize a historic match against Argentina and Bolivia, and then, a few years later, against Uruguay, Paraguay, Iran, and Qatar.

Club career Nicknamed Chema, he played for local top sides Diriangén and Walter Ferretti and had a spell at Honduran side Real Maya whom he joined in 1999. Bermúdez once scored 9 goals in one league match, in February 1997 for Diriangén against Los Pinares, a record that still stands today.

International career Bermúdez made his debut for Nicaragua in an October 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Panama and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 2 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995, 1997 and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups.

His final international game was a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama.

International goals Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 20 April 1997 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–3 1–6 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup 2. 25 May 2001 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2-10 2–10 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup

Retirement After retiring, Bermúdez became secretary-general at the Nicaraguan Football Association.