
At the 2003 Confederations Cup in France he scored three goals in five matches, and Barranquilla later paid a club record for him and settled on the nickname El Príncipe. He was in the Colombia squad that won the 2001 Copa América at home without conceding a goal, won two Chilean titles with Colo-Colo in 2007 and two with Junior in 2010 and 2011, made the 2003 Gold Cup Best XI, and captained Junior for four years. Career record: 46 caps and 5 goals for Colombia; club career at Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Deportivo Cali, Club Atlético Colón.
| 1993–1995 | Once Caldas |
| 1995–1996 | América de Cali |
| 1996–1999 | Deportivo Independiente Medellín |
| 2000–2003 | Deportivo Cali |
| 2003–2006 | Club Atlético Colón |
| 2007–2008 | Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo |
| 2008–2012 | Junior de Barranquilla |
| 2013–2014 | Deportivo Independiente Medellín |
| 2014–2014 | Uniautónoma |
| — | Deportes Quindío |
| Colombia | 46 caps, 5 goals |
Colombia legends whose careers overlapped Hernández's
One rank above: Alexis Mendoza at #30.
One rank below: Luis Fernando Herrera at #32.
Colombia's editorial top five: Carlos Valderrama · James Rodríguez · Radamel Falcao · Faustino Asprilla · Iván Córdoba.