Hugo Rolando Brizuela Benítez (born 8 February 1969) is a former Paraguayan football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Rolando Brizuela Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Pilar, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sol de América | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Sol de América | 15 | (6) |
| 1992–1995 | O'Higgins | 61 | (23) |
| 1993 | → Unión Española (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Audax Italiano | 50 | (29) |
| 1998 | Argentinos Juniors | 32 | (20) |
| 1999–2000 | Universidad Católica | 53 | (29) |
| 2001 | Chacarita Juniors | 17 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | Pachuca | 26 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | León | 14 | (2) |
| 2003 | Barcelona SC | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Audax Italiano | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | O'Higgins | 18 | (7) |
| Total | 314 | (138) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Paraguay | 21 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBrizuela started his career with Sol de América in his homeland,[1] with whom he won the 1991 Paraguayan Primera División[2] and took part in the Copa Libertadores in 1989 and 1992.[3][4]
He spent the most part of his career in Chile playing for O'Higgins,[5] Unión Española,[6] Audax Italiano and Universidad Católica.[7][1]
In Argentina, he played for Argentinos Juniors and Chacarita Juniors in 1998 and 2001, respectively.[7]
In Mexico, he played for Pachuca and León. He was part of the Pachuca team that won the Invierno 2001 championship in Mexico.[7][1]
In Ecuador, he made an appearance for Barcelona SC.[7][1]
He ended his career with Audax Italiano in 2004[8] and O'Higgins in the 2005 Primera B.[1][9]
At international level, Brizuela represented Paraguay at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[10] He earned a total of 15 caps with three goals scored between 1998 and 2002.
Personal life
editHe is the older brother of the Paraguayan-born Chilean former footballer Braulio Brizuela.[11][12]
He acquired Chilean citizenship by residence and made his home in Rancagua after his retirement.[7] Later, he returned to his city of birth.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Velázquez, Alejandro (8 February 2024). "¿Qué fue del paraguayo Hugo Brizuela?". Criterio Hidalgo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ ""Tengo 50 años, pero sigo jugando al fútbol"". Crónica (in Spanish). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Olimpia-Sol de América: el tongo inolvidable". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "2 - 2 vs Sol de América (Par)". Atilio Software (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Historia". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Union Española 1993 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Figueroa, Patricio (2 October 2015). "Hugo Brizuela: "El fútbol de Chile supera por lejos a Paraguay"". Prensafutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Los equipos 'chicos' también muestran sus cartas para la temporada 2004". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo (18 January 2006). "Chile 2005". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Fuentealba, Rodrigo (15 November 2023). "Hugo Brizuela se lanza con todo contra Eduardo Berizzo: "En Paraguay fue un alivio su salida; fracasó porque no alcanza con solo hablar de posesión"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Obituario cruzado: Los 43 refuerzos extranjeros de la UC desde el 2000" (in Spanish). Charla Técnica. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Braulio Brizuela arribó a Lota Schwager para aportar con goles" (in Spanish). ANFP. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
External links
edit- Hugo Brizuela at National-Football-Teams.com
- Career history at Weltfussball.de
- Hugo Brizuela at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Hugo Brizuela at PlaymakerStats.com