Héctor Salvá González (27 November 1939 – 20 November 2015) was a Uruguayan
football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who played for
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
in the
1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for
Danubio. In
Argentina
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, he played for
Gimnasia de La Plata in 1968-'69, and coached it in 1975.
After he retired from playing, Salva became a football coach. He managed
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo.
The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...
, where he received credit for developing Uruguay international
Fabián O'Neill.
References
External links
FIFA profile*
1939 births
2015 deaths
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Uruguay international footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Association football midfielders
Uruguayan Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Club Nacional de Football players
Danubio F.C. players
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
Uruguayan football managers
Club Nacional de Football managers
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
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