Livio Bendaña (footballer, born 1935)

Livio Bendaña
Personal information
Full name	Livio Bendaña Espinoza
Date of birth	September 22, 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Diriamba, Nicaragua
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Excelsior Mayor del IPD
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1954	Diriangén
1956	Puebla
1958	UNAN de León
1959	Diriangén
	Motagua
1963–1966	Diriangén
1966	Antiguo ISA
	MIlca de Managua
	Santa Cecilia
International career
1952–1967	Nicaragua
Managerial career
1967–1970	Nicaragua
1966–1972	Diriangén
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Livio Bendaña Espinoza (born September 22, 1935 in Diriamba, Nicaragua) is a former Nicaraguan footballer and coach.

Club career

Born in Diriamba, Bendaña joined local side Diriangén in 1950 and played his first game in 1952, aged 16. His father sent him to join a US military school instead of him moving to Costa Rican team Saprissa^[1] and on his return in 1956 he went to Mexico to play for Universidad Puebla. He joined Nicaraguan side UNAN de León in 1958 and had further spells at Diriangén and in Honduras with F.C. Motagua.^[2]

International career

Nicknamed Pichichi, he played for the national team from 1952 through 1967.^[3]

Personal life

His son, Livio José Bendaña, also became a striker with the national team in the 1980s and 1990s.^[4]

References

^ Nica a prueba con el Madrid - La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ Livio Bendaña Espinoza (Biography) Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
^ Livio “Pichichi” Bendaña Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ Los cuatro fantásticos Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)

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[1] Nica a prueba con el Madrid - La Prensa (in Spanish)

[2] Livio Bendaña Espinoza (Biography) Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)

[3] Livio “Pichichi” Bendaña Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)

[4] Los cuatro fantásticos Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)

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