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Héctor Pulido

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Héctor Pulido
Personal information
Full name Héctor Pulido Rodríguez
Date of birth (1942-12-20)20 December 1942
Place of birth Numaran, Michoacán, Mexico
Date of death 18 February 2022(2022-02-18) (aged 79)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1977 Cruz Azul
1977–1979 Club Jalisco 53 (1)
1978Los Angeles Aztecs (loan)[1] 3 (0)
International career
1967–1973 Mexico 43 (6)
Managerial career
1986–1988 Cruz Azul
1988–1989 Correcaminos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Héctor Pulido Rodríguez (20 December 1942 – 18 February 2022) was a Mexican football player and manager who played as a midfielder. He played for the Mexico national team between 1967 and 1973, gaining 43 caps and scoring six goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Career

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At club level, Pulido played for Cruz Azul and Club Jalisco.

After he retired from playing, Pulido became a manager of Cruz Azul in the 1986–87 Mexican Primera División season final against C.D. Guadalajara.[2]

Personal life and death

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Pulido died on 18 February 2022, at the age of 79.[3][4]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pulido goal.
List of international goals scored by Héctor Pulido[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 August 1968 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Chile 2–1 3–1 Friendly
2 29 September 1968 Estadio León, León, Mexico  Ethiopia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
3 3–0
4 9 August 1972 Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru  Peru 2–1 2–3 Friendly
5 20 September 1973 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Chile 1–0 2–1 Friendly
6 8 December 1973 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Netherlands Antilles 3–0 8–0 1973 CONCACAF Championship

References

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  1. ^ "NASL-Hector Pulido".
  2. ^ "Héctor Pulido añora al Azul contundente" [Héctor Pulido has strong longing for Azul] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 23 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Héctor Pulido, legend of Cruz Azul, dies". D1SoftBallNews. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ Luto en Cruz Azul, fallece Héctor Pulido Leyenda de La Máquina Celeste (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Mexico International Results". rsssf. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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