Héctor Salva

Héctor Salvá

Personal information
Full name	Héctor Salvá González
Date of birth	27 November 1939
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	20 November 2015 (aged 75)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1959–1961	Nacional
1962–1965	Rampla Juniors
1966–1968	Danubio
1968–1969	Gimnasia de La Plata	31	(2)
National team
1960–1967	Uruguay	18	(2)
Teams managed
–	Nacional
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Héctor Salvá González (27 November 1939 – 20 November 2015) was a Uruguayan football midfielder who played for Uruguay in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He also played for Danubio. In Argentina, 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,^[2] where he received credit for developing Uruguay international Fabián O'Neill.^[3][4]

References

1. 1966 FIFA World Cup England
2. "La cultura del entrenador en Nacional" (in Spanish). El Observador. 2 July 2012.
3. Cifuentes, Julio (1 March 2004). "FABIAN O'NEILL COMENZARIA A ENTRENAR EN LOS CESPEDES "SIN COMPROMISOS"" (in Spanish). LaRed21.
4. http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/futbol/fallecio-hector-salva.html

External links

• FIFA profile
• Héctor Salva at National-Football-Teams.com