Hugo Berly
Chilean footballer (1941-2009)
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Hugo Nelson Berly Silva (December 31, 1941 – December 24, 2009) was a Chilean footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Nelson Berly Silva | ||
| Date of birth | December 31, 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | December 24, 2009 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manuel Montt | |||
| Picton Lennox | |||
| Santiago Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1963 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1964–1970 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1971–1977 | Unión Española | 118 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1974 | Chile | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Audax Italiano | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Berly played for Unión Española, Audax Italiano and Santiago Wanderers in the domestic championship of Chile. He also represented the Chile national team[1] making 12 appearances. His international debut was in a 1–0 friendly victory against Argentina on 15 August 1967.[2] He was also part of the Chile squad in the 1966 World Cup, without featuring in the tournament.
On 6 April 1965, Berly was one of the constituent footballers of SIFUP [es], the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Pedro Araya, Manuel Astorga, Juan Rodríguez Vega, among others.[3]
Personal life
Berly had a wife and two daughters. He died aged 67 on December 24, 2009 in Washington, D.C., United States.[4][5]
Honours
Unión Española
- Chilean Primera División 1973, 1975, 1977
