José María Bermúdez

José María Bermúdez Espinoza (born 15 August 1975) is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.

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.

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