Bernardo Espinosa

Bernardo José Espinosa Zúñiga (Spanish pronunciation: [beɾˈnaɾðo espiˈnosa]; born 11 July 1989) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Girona.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espinosa and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.
Bernardo Espinosa
Bernardo in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name Bernardo José Espinosa Zúñiga[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989[2]
Place of birth Cali, Colombia[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Girona
Number 2
Youth career
2005–2006 Dos Hermanas San Andrés
2006–2008 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Sevilla B 75 (1)
2011–2013 Sevilla 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Racing Santander (loan) 25 (2)
2013 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 22 (2)
2013–2016 Sporting Gijón 95 (6)
2016–2017 Middlesbrough 11 (0)
2017– Girona 84 (2)
2019–2020 → Espanyol (loan) 26 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2021

Club career

Sevilla

Born in Cali, Espinosa finished his youth career in Spain with Sevilla FC. After appearing in one match for the reserves in 2007–08 (five minutes) he proceeded to spend a further three full seasons with them, one in Segunda División and two in Segunda División B, only starting regularly in his last.

Espinosa made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 11 May 2011, playing 90 minutes in a 2–3 away loss against CA Osasuna.[3] In the ensuing summer, he was loaned to fellow league club Racing de Santander in a season-long move.[4]

Espinosa scored his first top-flight goal for the Cantabrians on 7 January 2012, heading home the game's only in a home win against Real Zaragoza.[5]

Sporting Gijón

On 26 December 2012, after not featuring at all for Sevilla in the first half of the campaign, Espinosa was loaned to Sporting de Gijón in the second level.[6] The following 26 June he signed a permanent three-year contract,[7] scoring three goals[8][9][10] while only missing one game in 42 in the 2014–15 campaign to help the Asturians return to the top division after three years.[11]

Espinosa missed the second part of 2015–16, due to a serious knee injury.[12]

Middlesbrough

On 15 June 2016, at the expiration of his contract, Espinosa joined newly promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough on a three-year deal.[13] Still recovering from his anterior cruciate ligament ailment when he arrived, he gained regular playing time during the second half of the season, being third choice in his position behind Calum Chambers and Ben Gibson.[14]

Girona

On 7 July 2017, after being relegated,[15] Espinosa signed with Girona FC for an undisclosed fee.[16] He was an undisputed starter during his two seasons at the club,[17][18] suffering relegation at the end of his second.[19]

Espinosa was loaned to RCD Espanyol of the top tier on 6 July 2019, with a buyout clause.[20] He scored his first competitive goal on 27 October, the only in an away victory over Levante UD.[21][22]

International career

In November 2015, Espinosa was named in Colombia's squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Argentina,[23] but eventually did not make his debut. He was called up again in March 2018, for friendlies with France and Australia.[24]

Espinosa was named in a preliminary 35-man squad for the finals in Russia,[25] but he did not make the final cut.[26]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 December 2020[27][28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sevilla B 2007–08 Segunda División 10———10
2008–09 Segunda División 150———150
2009–10 Segunda División B 240———240
2010–11 Segunda División B 351——4[lower-alpha 1]0391
Total 751——40791
Sevilla 2010–11 La Liga 1011—0021
Racing Santander (loan) 2011–12 La Liga 25210——262
Sporting Gijón 2012–13 Segunda División 22200——222
2013–14 Segunda División 38200—2[lower-alpha 2]0402
2014–15 Segunda División 41300——413
2015–16 La Liga 16111——172
Total 143832—201489
Middlesbrough 2016–17 Premier League 1104000—150
Middlesbrough U23 2016–17 Professional Development League ———1[lower-alpha 3]010
Girona 2017–18 La Liga 34010——350
2018–19 La Liga 31160——371
2020-21 Segunda División 17100——171
Total 822700000892
Espanyol (loan) 2019-20 La Liga 26310——273
Career total 33716152007035918
  1. Appearances in the Segunda División B Non-champions Promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Segunda División Promotion play-offs
  3. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Bernardo Espinosa". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. "Osasuna hit back for stunning win". ESPN Soccernet. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. "El central Bernardo Espinosa, nuevo refuerzo sorpresa del Racing" [Centre-back Bernardo Espinosa, new surprise Racing signing]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  5. "Racing Santander beats Zaragoza 1–0 in Spain". Sports Illustrated. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  6. Ceñal, Jaime (26 December 2012). "Bernardo llega cedido del Sevilla para reforzar la defensa" [Bernardo arrives on loan from Sevilla to bolster defence]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. "Bernardo Espinosa ya es propiedad del Sporting" [Bernardo Espinosa is already property of Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. "0–1: El Sporting, imparable, acaba con la racha del Mallorca" [0–1: Sporting, unstoppable, end Mallorca's streak]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  9. "3–0: El Sporting se reencuentra con la victoria ante un conservador Numancia" [3–0: Sporting back to winning ways against conservative Numancia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  10. "El Sporting remonta al Racing y duerme el sábado como segundo" [Sporting come back from behind against Racing and go to sleep as second on Saturday]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  11. Rodríguez Calabozo, Sergio (11 June 2016). "Sporting de Gijón 2015/2016: Bernardo, el muro colombiano" [2015/2016 Sporting de Gijón: Bernardo, the Colombian wall] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  12. "Bernardo es operado con éxito de su rotura de ligamentos" [Bernardo undergoes successful surgery to his ligament rupture]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  13. "Bernardo Espinosa to join Boro from La Liga side Sporting Gijon". Middlesbrough F.C. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. Taylor, Jonathon (15 May 2017). "The 18 Middlesbrough signings since Victor Orta was appointed & if they've worked out". Teesside Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  15. "Bye Boro! Middlesbrough relegated from Premier League". BBC Sport. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. "Bernardo moves on". Middlesbrough F.C. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  17. Brugués, Marc (23 December 2018). "Bernardo, indiscutible per a Eusebio i clau en les accions d'estratègia" [Bernardo, automatic first choice for Eusebio and key in set pieces]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  18. Martínez, Román (18 June 2019). "L'Espanyol sedueix Bernardo" [Espanyol seduce Bernardo]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  19. "Bernardo Espinosa escribe carta tras el descenso del Girona" [Bernardo Espinosa writes letter after Girona's relegation]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  20. "Bernardo, primera incorporación" [Bernardo, first addition] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  21. Burgos, Julián (27 October 2019). "Bernardo rescata al Espanyol y rompe el hechizo del Ciutat" [Bernardo rescues Espanyol and breaks Ciutat's spell]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  22. "Primero en el Espanyol: el curioso gol de Bernardo Espinosa" [First at Espanyol: Bernardo Espinosa's funny goal] (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  23. Pisani, Sacha (6 November 2015). "James returns to Colombia squad". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  24. "Rodriguez, Falcao headline Colombia squad for France, Australia". Chicago Tribune. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  25. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  26. Dorman, Matt (4 June 2018). "Falcao and James join injured duo in Colombia's World Cup squad". Goal. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  27. "Bernardo: Bernardo José Espinosa Zúñiga". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  28. Bernardo Espinosa at Soccerway
  29. "Bernardo, 2014/15 Liga Adelante Best Defender". La Liga. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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