Hector Echeverri Explained

Hector Echeverri
Fullname:Héctor Echeverri Atehortúa
Birth Date:1938 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Colombia
Death Date:1988
Position:Defender
Years1:1959–1967
Clubs1:Independiente Medellín
Caps1:322
Goals1:1
Years2:1967
Clubs2:Santa Fe
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1968–1970
Clubs3:Independiente Medellín
Caps3:135
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:457
Totalgoals:1
Nationalyears1:1957–1962
Nationalteam1:Colombia
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:0

Héctor Echeverri Atehortúa (10 April 1938 – 1988), often misspelled as Héctor Echeverry, was a Colombian international footballer.

Club career

Echeverri played in 457 official matches for Independiente Medellín, more than any other player in the club's history.[1]

International career

He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. He played in their second group game on 3 June 1962 against the then Soviet Union.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Tiempo. León Naranjo, Fabio. Van 45 tripletas blancas. 45 triples for 'whites'. Spanish. 14 March 2011.
  2. Web site: Match Report: Soviet Union – Colombia. https://web.archive.org/web/20071022203314/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/results/matches/match=1478/report.html. dead. 22 October 2007. 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile. FIFA. 15 January 2012.