Héctor Vilches
Uruguayan footballer (1926-1998)
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Héctor Vilches (14 February 1926 – 23 September 1998)[1] was a Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, who played for C.A. Cerro.
Full name
Héctor Vilches
Date of birth
February 14, 1926
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
September 23, 1998 (aged 72)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Héctor Vilches | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 14, 1926 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | September 23, 1998 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| Cerro | ||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Uruguay | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
For the Uruguay national football team, he was part of the 1950 FIFA World Cup winning team, but did not play in any matches in the tournament. In total he earned 10 caps for Uruguay.
In his early days he played as a winger for his club, but he then became a right back with the national team, but could play in both positions. He played his whole career with his local club C.A. Cerro.
He retired in 1963.
