Hugo Villanueva | |
Full Name: | Hugo Omar Villanueva Clavería |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1939 |
Birth Place: | Chile |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1959–1967 |
Clubs1: | Universidad de Chile |
Caps1: | 133 |
Years2: | 1967–1969 |
Clubs2: | UES |
Nationalyears1: | 1964–1967 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile |
Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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 21th and last cap with Chile.[2]
At club level, he played for Club Universidad de Chile[3] and for Universidad de El Salvador.[4]
Villanueva died on 23 June 2024, at the age of 85.[5]