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Héctor Puebla

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Hector Puebla
Personal information
Full name Héctor Puebla Saavedra
Date of birth (1955-07-10) 10 July 1955 (age 69)
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

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

Career

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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

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Club

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Cobreloa

References

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  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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