Héctor Pulido Rodríguez (20 December 1942 – 18 February 2022) was a Mexican football player and manager who played as a midfielder. He played for the Mexico national team between 1967 and 1973, gaining 43 caps and scoring six goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Pulido Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Numaran, Michoacán, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 2022 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1977 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1977–1979 | Club Jalisco | 53 | (1) |
| 1978 | → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan)[1] | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1973 | Mexico | 43 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1988–1989 | Correcaminos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
At club level, Pulido played for Cruz Azul and Club Jalisco.
After he retired from playing, Pulido became a manager of Cruz Azul in the 1986–87 Mexican Primera División season final against C.D. Guadalajara.[2]
Personal life and death edit
Career statistics edit
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pulido goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 August 1968 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Chile |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 September 1968 | Estadio León, León, Mexico |  Ethiopia |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 9 August 1972 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru |  Peru |
2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 20 September 1973 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Chile |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 8 December 1973 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |  Netherlands Antilles |
3–0 | 8–0 | 1973 CONCACAF Championship |
References edit
- ^ "NASL-Hector Pulido".
- ^ "Héctor Pulido añora al Azul contundente" [Héctor Pulido has strong longing for Azul] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Héctor Pulido, legend of Cruz Azul, dies". D1SoftBallNews. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Luto en Cruz Azul, fallece Héctor Pulido Leyenda de La Máquina Celeste (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mexico International Results". rsssf. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
External links edit
- Héctor Pulido at National-Football-Teams.com
- Héctor Pulido – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- DT Profile at Medio Tiempo
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