Hugo Brizuela

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brizuela and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.

Hugo Brizuela
Personal information
Full name Hugo Rolando Brizuela Benítez
Date of birth (1969-02-08) 8 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Pilar, Paraguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sol de América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Sol de América 15 (6)
1992–1995 O'Higgins 61 (23)
1993 → Unión Española (loan) 15 (3)
1996–1997 Audax Italiano 50 (29)
1998 Argentinos Juniors 32 (20)
1999–2000 Universidad Católica 53 (29)
2001 Chacarita Juniors 17 (10)
2001–2002 Pachuca 26 (8)
2002–2003 León 14 (2)
2003 Barcelona SC 1 (0)
2004 Audax Italiano 12 (1)
2005 O'Higgins 18 (7)
Total 314 (138)
International career
1998–2002 Paraguay 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugo Rolando Brizuela Benítez (born 8 February 1969) is a former Paraguayan football striker.

Career[edit]

Brizuela started his career with Sol de América in his homeland,[1] with whom he won the 1991 Paraguayan Primera División[2] and took part in the Copa Libertadores in 1989 and 1992.[3][4]

He spent the most part of his career in Chile playing for O'Higgins,[5] Unión Española,[6] Audax Italiano and Universidad Católica.[7][1]

In Argentina, he played for Argentinos Juniors and Chacarita Juniors in 1998 and 2001, respectively.[7]

In Mexico, he played for Pachuca and León. He was part of the Pachuca team that won the Invierno 2001 championship in Mexico.[7][1]

In Ecuador, he made an appearance for Barcelona SC.[7][1]

He ended his career with Audax Italiano in 2004[8] and O'Higgins in the 2005 Primera B.[1][9]

At international level, Brizuela represented Paraguay at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[10] He earned a total of 15 caps with three goals scored between 1998 and 2002.

Personal life[edit]

He is the older brother of the Paraguayan-born Chilean former footballer Braulio Brizuela.[11][12]

He acquired Chilean citizenship by residence and made his home in Rancagua after his retirement.[7] Later, he returned to his city of birth.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Velázquez, Alejandro (8 February 2024). "¿Qué fue del paraguayo Hugo Brizuela?". Criterio Hidalgo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ ""Tengo 50 años, pero sigo jugando al fútbol"". Crónica (in Spanish). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Olimpia-Sol de América: el tongo inolvidable". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2 - 2 vs Sol de América (Par)". Atilio Software (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Historia". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Union Española 1993 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e Figueroa, Patricio (2 October 2015). "Hugo Brizuela: "El fútbol de Chile supera por lejos a Paraguay"". Prensafutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Los equipos 'chicos' también muestran sus cartas para la temporada 2004". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo (18 January 2006). "Chile 2005". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ Fuentealba, Rodrigo (15 November 2023). "Hugo Brizuela se lanza con todo contra Eduardo Berizzo: "En Paraguay fue un alivio su salida; fracasó porque no alcanza con solo hablar de posesión"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Obituario cruzado: Los 43 refuerzos extranjeros de la UC desde el 2000" (in Spanish). Charla Técnica. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Braulio Brizuela arribó a Lota Schwager para aportar con goles" (in Spanish). ANFP. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

External links[edit]

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