Héctor Puebla
Héctor Puebla Saavedra (born 10 July 1955 in La Ligua) is a Chilean footballer for the soccer club Cobreloa. He played for the team 16 years.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Héctor Puebla Saavedra | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1955 | ||
Place of birth | La Ligua, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Striker and midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1979 | Lota Schwager | ||
1980–1996 | Cobreloa | ||
National team | |||
1984–1990 | Chile | 34 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Nicknamed "El Ligua" after his home town, he came to Cobreloa in 1980 from southern Chilean soccer team Lota Schwager, where he played as a striker, and slowly became a central defender he was while playing for Cobreloa.[1]
Puebla played many games for the national squad. In a game against Argentina in the Copa America of 1989, he annulled the world's top Diego Maradona. Diego later gave Puebla his jersey. He played 34 matches for Chile, scoring 1 goal between 1984 and 1990, making his debut on 1984-06-17 in a game against England.
Club Titles
- National Tournament 1980
- National Tournament 1982
- National Tournament 1985
- National Tournament 1988
- National Tournament 1992
- Copa Libertadores runner up 1981
- Copa Libertadores runner up 1982
References
- "Las mil historias de Héctor "Ligua" Puebla, el siete pulmones chileno" (in Spanish). Economía y Negocios. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Héctor Puebla at National-Football-Teams.com
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