Héctor Zelada

Héctor Zelada

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Héctor Miguel Zelada began his career with Rosario Central in 1976, making 92 appearances. In 1978, 20-year-old Zelada made a move to Mexico City 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, the 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 Atlante F.C. that same year, playing in 58 matches before officially retiring in 1992.

Club
Club América (1978–1987)
Club
Atlante F.C. (1988–1990)
Club
Club Atlético Rosario Central (1976–1978)
Club
Argentina men's national football team (1986–1986)
National team
Argentina

Legacy

Honours

Club

América Mexican Primera División: 1983–84, 1984–85, Prode-85 Campeón de Campeones: 1988, 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1987

International

Argentina FIFA World Cup: 1986

Individual

Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: 1983–84

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Argentine footballer

Position

goalkeeper

Extract from Wikipedia

Héctor Miguel Zelada Bertoqui is an Argentine former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career at Rosario Central but he played mostly in Mexico, for Club América. He was the third-choice goalkeeper for the Argentina side that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup but did not play a minute of the tournament; in fact, he never played a game for the national team.

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