Hugo Villanueva

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Clavería.

Hugo Villanueva
Personal information
Full name Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería
Date of birth (1939-04-09)9 April 1939
Place of birth Chile
Date of death 23 June 2024(2024-06-23) (aged 85)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1967 Universidad de Chile 133
1967–1969 UES
International career
1964–1967 Chile 21 (0)
Medal record
Men's association football
Representing  Chile
South American Championship
1967 Uruguay Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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