Héctor Yazalde

Héctor Yazalde
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Casimiro Yazalde
Date of birth	(1946-05-29)May 29, 1946
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death	June 18, 1997(1997-06-18) (aged 51)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1962–1966	Piraña	?	(?)
1967–1971	Independiente	113	(72)
1971–1975	Sporting CP	104	(104)
1975–1977	Marseille	43	(23)
1977–1981	Newell's Old Boys	120	(53)
1981	Huracán	?	(?)
Total		393	(256)
National team
1970–1974	Argentina	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Héctor Casimiro Yazalde (29 May 1946 – 18 June 1997) was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker.

Nicknamed Chirola, Yazalde scored 46 goals in one single season with Sporting Clube de Portugal, being awarded that season's European Golden Shoe.

Club career

Born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Yazalde's beginnings in football were hazardous; he was visiting a friend who played with Piraña, an amateur club in the Argentine capital. He asked to join in the training session, immediately causing a stirring impression and signing the very day. From there, he signed with Club Atlético Independiente, going on to help the side win two national championships.

In 1971–72, Yazalde signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal, helping the Portugal outfit to the 1974 league title, during which he scored 46 goals in just 29 games, both a domestic and European record, and the 1973 Portuguese Cup. The following campaign, with the Lions finishing third, he netted 30, league's best and Europe's second.

As a prize for the European Golden Shoe, he received a Toyota car, which he sold, then sharing the money with his teammates. After his Portuguese spell, Yazalde successively represented Olympique de Marseille, Newell's Old Boys and Club Atlético Huracán, retiring in 1981 and becoming a player's agent, in Argentina.

International career

Internationally, Yazalde played 10 times for his country, appearing at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where he scored twice in three matches (both against Haiti, 4–1 win).

Honours

Team

• Independiente:
  • Argentine League: 1967–68, 1969–70

• Sporting:
  • Portuguese League: 1973–74
  • Portuguese Cup: 1972–73

• Marseille:
  • French Cup: 1975–76

Individual

• Argentina Footballer of the Year: 1970
• Portuguese League: Top scorer 1973–74, 1974–75
• European Golden Boot: 1974
• European Silver Boot: 1975

Death

Yazalde died in Buenos Aires in June 1997, from hemorrhage and heart failure. He was aged 51.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• FutbolFactory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (Spanish)
• Héctor Yazalde at National-Football-Teams.com