Héctor Puebla Saavedra (born 10 July 1955) is a Chilean footballer commonly known for playing in Cobreloa during sixteen years.[1]
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
- Primera División de Chile (1): 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992
- Copa Libertadores Runner-up (2): 1981, 1982
References
- ^ "Héctor Puebla". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Las mil historias de Héctor "Ligua" Puebla, el siete pulmones chileno" (in Spanish). Economía y Negocios. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
- Héctor Puebla at National-Football-Teams.com
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