Hugo Villanueva
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Full name
Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería
Date of birth
9 April 1939
Place of birth
Chile
Date of death
23 June 2024 (aged 85)
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| Full name | Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 June 2024 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1959–1967 | Universidad de Chile | 133 | |||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | UES | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | Chile | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería (9 April 1939 – 23 June 2024) was a Chilean football defender. He was in Chile's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Villanueva played three games for Chile in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1] He was also in Chile's squad for the 1967 South American Championship, playing two times, the game against Paraguay on 22 January being his 21st and last cap with Chile.[2]
At club level, he played for Club Universidad de Chile[3] and for Universidad de El Salvador.[citation needed]
