Héctor De Bourgoing

Héctor de Bourgoing
Personal information
Full name Héctor Adolfo de Bourgoing
Date of birth 23 July 1934(1934-07-23)
Place of birth Posadas, Argentina
Date of death 24 January 1993(1993-01-24) (aged 58)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Right Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Tigre 102 (39)
1957–1959 River Plate 26 (11)
1959–1963 Nice 114 (65)
1964–1969 Bordeaux 143 (68)
1969–1970 Racing Paris 18 (6)
National team
1956–1957 Argentina 5 (0)
1962–1966 France 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2006.
† Appearances (Goals).

Héctor Adolfo de Bourgoing (23 July 1934 – 24 January 1993) was a former Argentine footballer who operated as a right winger. He played international football for Argentina and France.[1]

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Club career

De Bourgoing started his career at Club Atlético Tigre in the Argentine 1st division in 1953. In 1957 he was transferred to Argentine giants River Plate where he won his first and only major title in his first season with the club.

During 1959 he was enticed into a move to France to play for Nice, he played for them for 4 years before moving to Bordeaux in 1963 and finally retiring from football in 1970 at Racing Paris.

Titles

Season Club Title
1957 River Plate Primera Division Argentina

International career

De Bourgoing was selected to play for Argentina on 5 occasions before moving to Europe, where under the rules of the day he could change international allegiance to play for France. He represented the French national team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal in a 2–1 defeat by Argentina's rivals Uruguay.

International goals

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