Hugo Villanueva

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| name = Hugo Villanueva

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| full_name = Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|04|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chile

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|06|23|1939|04|09|df=y}}

| death_place =

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1959–1967

| clubs1 = Universidad de Chile

| caps1 = 133

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1967–1969

| clubs2 = UES

| nationalyears1 = 1964–1967

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 21

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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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.[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/teams/team=43925.html 1966 FIFA World Cup England] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022004646/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D26/teams/team%3D43925.html |date=22 October 2011}}

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. {{cite web |title=South American Championship 1967 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/67safull.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=24 June 2024}}

At club level, he played for Club Universidad de Chile{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hugo-villanueva/ |title=Hugo Villanueva |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=14 July 2021}} and for Universidad de El Salvador.{{cite web |title=Hugo Villanueva :: Hugo Villanueva :: |url=https://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=26400&epoca_id=93 |website=www.ceroacero.es |access-date=13 November 2022 |language=es}}

Death

Villanueva died on 23 June 2024, at the age of 85. {{cite web |title=Hugo Villanueva falleció |url=https://www.instagram.com/manuelastorgao/p/C8kpZTdxmzc/ |website=Instagram |access-date=23 June 2024}}

References

External links

{{BDFA|HUGO-VILLANUEVA-65521}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100531074019/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=59636/index.html FIFA profile]
[https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/hugo-villanueva.html Hugo Villanueva] at PartidosdeLaRoja.com {{inlang|es}}
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Category:1939 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:Chilean men's footballers

Category:Chile men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders