Héctor Pulido Rodríguez (20 December 1942 – 18 February 2022) was a Mexican

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player and manager who played as a

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. He played for the

Mexico national team The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation (). It competes as a member of CONCACAF. Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified conse ...

between 1967 and 1973, gaining 43 caps and scoring six goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the

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Career

At club level, Pulido played for

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and Club Jalisco. After he retired from playing, Pulido became a manager of Cruz Azul in the 1986–87 Mexican Primera División season final against C.D. Guadalajara.

Personal life and death

Pulido died on 18 February 2022, at the age of 79.Luto en Cruz Azul, fallece Héctor Pulido Leyenda de La Máquina Celeste

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pulido goal.''

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at Medio Tiempo 1942 births 2022 deaths 1970 FIFA World Cup players Mexican expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Mexico international footballers Cruz Azul footballers Cruz Azul managers Los Angeles Aztecs players Footballers from Michoacán Mexican footballers People from La Piedad Liga MX players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Footballers at the 1967 Pan American Games Mexican football managers Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub