Héctor Salva

Héctor Salvá González (27 November 1939 – 20 November 2015) was a Uruguayan football midfielder who played for Uruguay in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Danubio. In Argentina, he played for Gimnasia de La Plata in 1968-'69, and coached it in 1975.

Héctor Salvá
Personal information
Full name Héctor Salvá González
Date of birth (1939-11-27)27 November 1939
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 20 November 2015(2015-11-20) (aged 75)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 Nacional
1962–1965 Rampla Juniors
1966–1968 Danubio
1968–1969 Gimnasia de La Plata 31 (2)
National team
1960–1967 Uruguay 18 (2)
Teams managed
Nacional
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After he retired from playing, Salva became a football coach. He managed Club Nacional de Football,[2] where he received credit for developing Uruguay international Fabián O'Neill.[3][4]

References

  1. 1966 FIFA World Cup England Archived October 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "La cultura del entrenador en Nacional" (in Spanish). El Observador. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. Cifuentes, Julio (1 March 2004). "FABIAN O'NEILL COMENZARIA A ENTRENAR EN LOS CESPEDES "SIN COMPROMISOS"" (in Spanish). LaRed21.
  4. http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/futbol/fallecio-hector-salva.html
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