Norberto Huezo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Norberto Huezo Montoya | ||
Date of birth | June 6, 1956 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1974 | UES | ||
1975 | ANTEL | ||
1976–1977 | Atlético Marte | ||
1977–1978 | Monterrey | ||
1978–1982 | Atlético Marte | 23 | (1) |
1982–1983 | Palencia | 61 | (2) |
1983–1985 | Cartagena FC | ||
1985–1986 | Atlético Marte | ||
1986–1988 | Club Sport Herediano | (3) | |
1988–1990 | Jalapa | ||
1991–1992 | Deportivo Escuintla | ||
1992 | Cojutepeque | ||
1993 | FAS | ||
National team | |||
1977–1989 | El Salvador | (16) | |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2008 | El Salvador U-17 | ||
2008– | El Salvador U-20 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
Club career
Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining Atlético Marte in 1976. He then had a spell in Mexican football but returned to Marte only to try his luck abroad again when he moved to Spanish side Palencia. He also played for Cartagena FC but returned to Marte again in 1985. He left after a year for Costa Rican outfit Herediano with whom he won a league title and then for Guatemalan side Jalapa. He finished his career at FAS.
International career
Nicknamed Pajarito (little bird), Huezo was one of the members that participated for the first time at the Pan American Games. It was the VII (7) Pan American Games hosted in Mexico. El Salvador participated in a group against Brazil, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They debuted with a 4–1 score against Nicaragua on Oct. 14 with 3 goals from Huezo.[1] Although they could not proceed to the next stage at third place in Group D.
He has represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all three games at the 1982 World Cup Finals.[2]
Huezo scored 16 goals for the El Salvador national football team from 1973 to 1987.[3]
Honours
- Atlético Marte
- Primera División de Fútbol Profesional (2): 1981, 1985
- Club Sport Herediano
- Primera División de Costa Rica (1): 1987
References
- ↑ Garin, Erik (2008-11-27). "Panamerican Games 1975 (Mexico)". RSSSF.
- ↑ Norberto Huezo – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Owsianki, Jarek (2004-04-18). "El Salvador - Record International Players". RSSSF.