Héctor Pulido

Héctor Pulido Rodríguez (20 December 1942 – 18 February 2022) was a Mexican football player and manager who played as a midfielder. He played for the Mexico national team between 1967 and 1973, gaining 43 caps and scoring six goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pulido and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Héctor Pulido
Personal information
Full name Héctor Pulido Rodríguez
Date of birth (1942-12-20)20 December 1942
Place of birth Numaran, Michoacán, Mexico
Date of death 18 February 2022(2022-02-18) (aged 79)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1977 Cruz Azul
1977–1979 Club Jalisco 53 (1)
1978 → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan)[1] 3 (0)
International career
1967–1973 Mexico 43 (6)
Managerial career
1986–1988 Cruz Azul
1988–1989 Correcaminos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

At club level, Pulido played for Cruz Azul and Club Jalisco.

After he retired from playing, Pulido became a manager of Cruz Azul in the 1986–87 Mexican Primera División season final against C.D. Guadalajara.[2]

Personal life and death

Pulido died on 18 February 2022, at the age of 79.[3][4]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pulido goal.
List of international goals scored by Héctor Pulido[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 August 1968Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Chile2–13–1Friendly
229 September 1968Estadio León, León, Mexico Ethiopia2–03–0Friendly
33–0
49 August 1972Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru Peru2–12–3Friendly
520 September 1973Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Chile1–02–1Friendly
68 December 1973Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Netherlands Antilles3–08–01973 CONCACAF Championship

References
  1. "NASL-Hector Pulido".
  2. "Héctor Pulido añora al Azul contundente" [Héctor Pulido has strong longing for Azul] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 23 April 2011.
  3. "Héctor Pulido, legend of Cruz Azul, dies". D1SoftBallNews. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. Luto en Cruz Azul, fallece Héctor Pulido Leyenda de La Máquina Celeste (in Spanish)
  5. "Mexico International Results". rsssf. Retrieved 15 September 2017.


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