Hugo Bravo (footballer, born 1944) explained

Hugo Bravo
Fullname:Víctor Hugo Bravo Sobarzo
Birth Date:6 May 1944
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Death Place:Chile
Height:1.67 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Esfuerzo de Chile
Youthclubs2:Liceo Valentín Letelier
Youthyears3:1956–1964
Youthclubs3:Universidad de Chile
Years1:1964–1965
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1964
Clubs2:Ñublense (loan)
Years3:1965
Clubs3:Huachipato (loan)
Years4:1966–1969
Caps4:111
Goals4:13
Years5:1970–1971
Caps5:59
Goals5:3
Years6:1972–1974
Years7:1974
Years8:1974

Víctor Hugo Bravo Sobarzo (6 May 1944 – 2 February 2020), known as Hugo Bravo, was a Chilean footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Santiago, Chile, Bravo was with club Esfuerzo de Chile from Recoleta and the team of Liceo Valentín Letelier before joining the Universidad de Chile youth system in 1956, coinciding with players such as Juan Rodríguez Vega, Roberto Hodge, Juan Abel Ganga and Pedro Araya. In 1964 and 1965, he played on loan for Ñublense and Huachipato in the Chilean Segunda División, respectively.[2]

Subsequently, he spent four seasons with Unión La Calera in the Chilean top level, coinciding with historical players of the club such as the Uruguayan Pedro Graffigna, the Peruvian, the Argentine Felipe Bracamonte and the Chileans Manuel Saavedra and Osvaldo Castro.[3] [4] [5] [6]

The next two seasons, he played for Antofagasta Portuario,[7] [8] alongside players such as Mario Moreno and Francisco Chamaco Valdés.[9]

In 1972, Bravo moved to Bolivia and joined Jorge Wilstermann alongside his fellow Fernando Cavalleri, becoming the first foreign players in the club history.[10] He played for them between 1972 and 1974, winning two national championships in 1972[11] and 1973.[12] Firstly a left-footed playmaker, in Bolivia he turned into a defensive midfielder.[10] He was part of a well remembered squad that defeated San Lorenzo and River Plate, both considered in the Argentine Big Five, in the 1973 Copa Libertadores.[13]

His last clubs were Bolívar in 1974,[14] where he coincided with Juan Abel Ganga again, since they had coincided in Universidad de Chile, Antofagasta Portuario and Jorge Wilstermann,[2] and Aurora.[15]

Personal life

Bravo lived in Bolivia for fourteen years, where he owned a seafood restaurant in Cochabamba. He returned to his homeland in 1985.[10]

He had three children called Rodrigo, Gianina and Carolina.[15]

In Chile, he was nicknamed Chico (Short) due to his height.[2] In Bolivia, he was nicknamed El Mariachi due to his resemblance with Mexican musicians.[10]

He died on 2 February 2020.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Víctor Bravo . livefutbol.com . 25 July 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: Chomsky . El Chico Hugo Bravo . . 25 July 2023 . es . 26 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Club de Deportes UNIÓN LA CALERA . Fútbol en América . 25 July 2023 . es . 31 December 2018.
  4. Web site: UNIÓN LA CALERA 2:2 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1968 . historiadecolocolo.com . 25 July 2023 . es.
  5. Web site: Curotto . Rino . Unión La Calera con el ‘Mago’ Saavedra y el ‘Pata Bendita’ en la cancha . Asifuch . 25 July 2023 . es . 26 January 2021.
  6. Web site: 1968 - EL DIA DE LOS INOCENTES . Datos del Uni-Uní . 27 July 2023 . es . 28 December 2021.
  7. Web site: A 50 años de la dramática definición por el descenso entre Palestino y Unión La Calera 1970 . Asifuch . 25 July 2023 . es . 13 December 2020 . los volantes Hugo Bravo, a Antofagasta Portuario,.
  8. Web site: Club de Deportes ANTOFAGASTA . Fútbol en América . 25 July 2023 . es . 24 May 2021.
  9. Web site: ANTOFAGASTA PORTUARIO 2:0 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1971 . historiadecolocolo.com . 25 July 2023 . es.
  10. (Wilstermann Cuestión de Orgullo) UN DIA COMO HOY NACIO VICTOR HUGO BRAVO . 6 May 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Futbol Profesional Boliviano: Copa Simon Bolivar 1972 - Wilstermann Campeón . www.gol.com.bo . 25 July 2023 . es.
  12. Web site: Futbol Profesional Boliviano: Copa Simon Bolivar 1973 - Wilstermann Campeón . www.gol.com.bo . 25 July 2023 . es.
  13. Web site: Nostalgia del fútbol romántico . Opinión Bolivia . 25 July 2023 . es . 8 March 2017.
  14. (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) Víctor Hugo Bravo en Bolivar . 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  15. (Wilstermann Cuestión de Orgullo) VICTOR HUGO BRAVO . 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  16. (Dosis de Fútbol) FALLECIÓ VÍCTOR HUGO BRAVO FIGURA DE #WILSTERMANN EN LA DÉCADA DE LOS 70!! . 2 February 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023.