Hugo Nelson Berly Silva (December 31, 1941 – December 24, 2009) was a Chilean
footballer
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who played as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
Berly played for
Unión Española
Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and competes ...
,
Audax Italiano and
Santiago Wanderers
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in the domestic championship of Chile. He also represented the
Chile national team making 12 appearances. His international debut was in a 1–0 friendly victory against Argentina on 15 August 1967. He was also part of the Chile squad in the
1966 World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...
, without featuring in the tournament.
Personal life
Berly had a wife and two daughters. He died aged 67 on December 24, 2009 in
Washington, D.C.
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, United States.
Honours
Unión Española
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Chilean Primera División 1973, 1975, 1977
References
External links
Profile at Solofutbol.clProfile at
1941 births
2009 deaths
Chilean men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Chile men's international footballers
Audax Italiano footballers
Unión Española footballers
Santiago Wanderers footballers
Chilean Primera División players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Audax Italiano managers
Footballers from Santiago
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