Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería (9 April 1939 – 23 June 2024) was a Chilean football defender. He was in Chile’s squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Career

Villanueva played three games for Chile in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1] He was also in Chile’s squad for the 1967 South American Championship, playing two times, the game against Paraguay on 22 January being his 21th and last cap with Chile.[2]

At club level, he played for Club Universidad de Chile[3] and for Universidad de El Salvador.[4]

Death

Villanueva died on 23 June 2024, at the age of 85.[5]

References

  1. ^ 1966 FIFA World Cup England Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "South American Championship 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Hugo Villanueva". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Hugo Villanueva :: Hugo Villanueva ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Hugo Villanueva falleció". Instagram. Retrieved 23 June 2024.


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