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

Hector Echeverri
Personal information
Full name Héctor Echeverri Atehortúa
Date of birth (1938-04-10)10 April 1938
Place of birth Colombia
Date of death 1988
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1967 Independiente Medellín 322 (1)
1967 Santa Fe 0 (0)
1968–1970 Independiente Medellín 135 (0)
Total 457 (1)
International career
1957–1962 Colombia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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

International career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ León Naranjo, Fabio (14 March 2011). "Van 45 tripletas blancas" [45 triples for 'whites'] (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
  2. ^ "Match Report: Soviet Union – Colombia". 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile. FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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Hector EcheverriFIFA competition record (archived)