Héctor Puebla

Héctor Puebla Saavedra (born 10 July 1955 in La Ligua) is a Chilean footballer for the soccer club Cobreloa. He played for the team 16 years.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puebla and the second or maternal family name is Saavedra.
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) Striker and midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Lota Schwager
1980–1996 Cobreloa
National team
1984–1990 Chile 34 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1]

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.

Club Titles
  • National Tournament 1980
  • National Tournament 1982
  • National Tournament 1985
  • National Tournament 1988
  • National Tournament 1992
  • Copa Libertadores runner up 1981
  • Copa Libertadores runner up 1982

References
  1. "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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