José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired

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player from

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who represented his country at the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

in Spain.

Club career

Huezo started his career at

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and played for ANTEL before joining Atlético Marte in 1976. He then played in Mexico, but returned to Marte only to try his luck abroad again when he moved to Spanish side Palencia. He also played for Cartagena FC but returned to Marte again in 1985. He left after a year for Costa Rican outfit Herediano with whom he won a league title and then for Guatemalan side Jalapa. He finished his career at FAS.

International career

Nicknamed ''Pajarito'' (little bird), Huezo participated in the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

hosted in Mexico. El Salvador competed in a group with Brazil, Nicaragua and

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. They debuted with a 4–1 score against Nicaragua on Oct. 14 with 3 goals from Huezo. El Salvador eventually finished third in Group D. Huezo represented his country in 22

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matches and played in all three games at the 1982 World Cup Finals. Huezo scored 16 goals for the

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from 1973 to 1987.

References

External links

La Prensa Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huezo, Norberto 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from San Salvador Association football midfielders Salvadoran footballers El Salvador international footballers Pan American Games competitors for El Salvador Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games 1982 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.F. Monterrey players Cartagena FC players C.S. Herediano footballers Deportivo Jalapa players C.D. FAS footballers Segunda División players Liga MX players Liga FPD players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Salvadoran expatriate footballers Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Spain Palencia CF players