Leonel Hernández Valerín (born 3 October 1943 in Cartago[1]) is a retired Costa Rican football player.
Hernández spent his entire career with hometown club Cartaginés, after joining their youth team in 1957.
[2] He was part of the club's famous Ballet Azul squad in the 1970s and became the Costa Rican Primera División top goalscorer in 1973.
[4] Hernández was capped by Costa Rica, playing 35 games and scoring 11 goals.
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