Héctor Miguel Zelada Bertoqui (born 30 April 1957) is a former Argentine football

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. He started his career at

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but he played mostly in

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, for Club América. He was the third-choice goalkeeper for the

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side that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup but didn't play a minute; in fact, he never played a game for the national team.

Career

Héctor Miguel Zelada began his career with

in 1976, making 92 appearances. In 1978, 20-year-old Zelada made a move to

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club América. He would make his debut in a league match against Guadalajara on 4 March 1979. The match ended in a 0–0 draw. He won his first league title with América during the 1983–84 season, having a standout performance against Guadalajara in the second-leg of the final, with the score 2–2 after the first-leg. In the second-leg, game was tied 0-0 when Zelada committed a foul in the penalty area. He subsequently saved Eduardo Cisneros' penalty kick. América would go on to win the final 3–1. Zelada would go on to win the 1984–85 and the Prode-85 championships with América and play in over 250 matches for the club. His final match was a 1–1 draw against León in 1990. He would move to

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that same year, playing in 58 matches before officially retiring in 1992.

Honours

Club

;América * Mexican Primera División: 1983–84, 1984–85, Prode-85 *

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* CONCACAF Champions' Cup:

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International

;Argentina *

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Individual

* Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: 1983–84

References

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Realidad Americanista article
1957 births Living people People from San Jerónimo Department Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine men's footballers Rosario Central footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Footballers from Santa Fe Province {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub