Héctor Puebla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Héctor Puebla

Chilean footballer

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1955

Place of Birth: La Ligua, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.
Nicknamed "El Ligua" after his birthplace, he came to Cobreloa in 1980 from southern Chilean soccer team Lota Schwager, where he played as a striker, and slowly became the central defender he was while playing for Cobreloa. 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.