Norberto Huezo

Norberto Huezo
Personal information
Full nameJosé Norberto Huezo Montoya
Date of birthJune 6, 1956
Place of birthSan Salvador, El Salvador
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionMidfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974UES
1975ANTEL
19761977Atlético Marte
19771978Monterrey
19781982Atlético Marte23(1)
19821983Palencia61(2)
19831985Cartagena FC
19851986Atlético Marte
19871988Herediano(3)
19881990Jalapa
19911992Deportivo Escuintla
1992Cojutepeque
1993FAS
National team
19771989El Salvador(16)
Teams managed
20062008El Salvador U-17
20082009El Salvador U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Huezo and the second or maternal family name is Montoya.

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[1] 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 participated in the 1975 Pan American Games hosted in Mexico. El Salvador competed in a group with Brazil, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They debuted with a 4–1 score against Nicaragua on Oct. 14 with 3 goals from Huezo.[2] El Salvador eventually finished third in Group D.

Huezo represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all three games at the 1982 World Cup Finals.[3]

Huezo scored 16 goals for the El Salvador national football team from 1973 to 1987.[4]

Honours

References

  1. Eliseo Quintanilla, el primer cuzcatleco aquí en 20 años - Nación (Spanish)
  2. Garin, Erik (2008-11-27). "Panamerican Games 1975 (Mexico)". RSSSF.
  3. Norberto HuezoFIFA competition record
  4. Owsianki, Jarek (2004-04-18). "El Salvador - Record International Players". RSSSF.

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