Héctor Puebla

Héctor Puebla Saavedra (born 10 July 1955) is a Chilean footballer commonly known for playing in Cobreloa during sixteen years.[1]

Hector Puebla
Personal information
Full name Héctor Puebla Saavedra
Date of birth (1955-07-10) 10 July 1955
Place of birth La Ligua, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Lota Schwager
1980–1996 Cobreloa
International career
1984–1990 Chile 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021

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.[2]

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.

Honours

Club

Cobreloa

References

  1. "Héctor Puebla". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. "Las mil historias de Héctor "Ligua" Puebla, el siete pulmones chileno" (in Spanish). Economía y Negocios. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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