Héctor Hugo Ottensen Bravo (25 August 1946 – 29 August 2020), known as Hugo Ottensen, was a Chilean football player who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, Guatemala and El Salvador.[1]

Hugo Ottensen
Personal information
Full name Héctor Hugo Ottensen Bravo
Date of birth (1946-08-25)25 August 1946
Place of birth Calama, Chile
Date of death 29 August 2020(2020-08-29) (aged 74)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Santiago Bueras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 O'Higgins 12 (0)
1970–1971 Antofagasta Portuario 41 (7)
1972 Águila
1973–1974 Cementos Novella
1974–1977 Alianza
1978–1979 Independiente Nacional
1979–1980 Chalatenango
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

As a child, Ottensen was with Club Santiago Bueras, where he coincided with his later fellow in Antofagasta Portuario, Germán Puchi.[2] Ottensen played for both O'Higgins[3] and Antofagasta Portuario[4][5] in the top level of the Chilean football.

Then, he moved abroad and played for Águila in El Salvador[6] and Cementos Novella [es] in Guatemala[1] before joining Alianza, where he coincided with his compatriots Enrique Iturra and Miguel Hermosilla between 1974 and 1977.[7] As an achievement, he became the top goalscorer of the 1976 Copa Fraternidad with 8 goals.[8]

After he played for Independiente Nacional[1] and Chalatenango.[9]

Personal life edit

Ottensen made his home in El Salvador and died of heart attack on 29 August 2020.[7]

Honours edit

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Hugo Ottensen :: Hugo Ottensen Bravo ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Patricio Barrales: "Dirigir las selecciones de Canadela es muy agradable y satisfactorio"". SoyChile (in Spanish). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ "O'Higgins 1967 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Fútbol en América: Club de Deportes ANTOFAGASTA". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Antofagasta 1971 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ @rafagoaga (March 17, 2021). "C. D. AGUILA REFORZADO PARA UN TORNEO CENTROAMERICANO" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b Leiva, Roberto (29 August 2020). "PERFIL: Fallece el chileno Hugo Ottensen, gloria de Alianza en la época de los 70's". elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b #HistoriaAlba Alianza Fútbol Club on Twitter (in Spanish)
  9. ^ @rafagoaga (April 16, 2021). "C.D. CHALATENANGO 1979" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.

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