Héctor Puebla
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Héctor Puebla Saavedra | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1955 | ||
Place of birth | La Ligua, Chile | ||
Playing position | 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. |
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. Nicknamed "El Ligua" after his birthplace, he came to Cobreloa in 1980 from southern Chilean soccer team Lota Schwager, where he played as a striker, and slowly became the central defender he was while playing for Cobreloa. 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
- Héctor Puebla at National-Football-Teams.com