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Héctor Casimiro Yazalde (born May 29, 1946 in Avellaneda
Avellaneda

Avellaneda is a port city in the provinces of Argentina of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
 – died June 18, 1997 in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
) was an Argentine
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 footballer
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 who played as a striker
Striker

Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals....
.

Nicknamed Chirola, Yazalde scored 46 goals in one single season with Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
, being awarded that season's European Golden Shoe.

lde's beginnings in football were hazardous; he was visiting a friend who played with Piraña, an amateur club in the Argentine capital
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
.






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Héctor Casimiro Yazalde (born May 29, 1946 in Avellaneda
Avellaneda

Avellaneda is a port city in the provinces of Argentina of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires Province is the most populated Provinces of Argentina of Argentina. The city of Buenos Aires, located next to provincial territory, is an autonomous city and not part of the province....
 – died June 18, 1997 in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
) was an Argentine
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 footballer
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 who played as a striker
Striker

Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals....
.

Nicknamed Chirola, Yazalde scored 46 goals in one single season with Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
, being awarded that season's European Golden Shoe.

Football career

Yazalde's beginnings in football were hazardous; he was visiting a friend who played with Piraña, an amateur club in the Argentine capital
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
. He asked to join in the training session, immediately causing a stirring impression and signing the very day. From there, Yazalde signed with Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente

Club Atl?tico Independiente is a popular Argentina sports club best known for its football team, established in 1905. Based in Avellaneda, Greater Buenos Aires area....
, going on to help the side help two national leagues
Primera División Argentina

Primera Divisi?n is the top category of Argentina Football , and is organized by the Argentine Football Association. It was founded in 1893, and currently, there are 20 teams in the first division....
.

In 1971-72
Portuguese Liga 1971-72

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1971/1972 season....
, he signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
, helping the Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
 outfit to the 1974 league title
Portuguese Liga 1973-74

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1973–74 season....
, during which he scored 46 goals in just 30 games, both a domestic and European
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
 record, and the 1973 Portuguese cup
Cup of Portugal

The Portuguese Cup or, more correctly, Cup of Portugal is the Portugal national football competition on a knock-out-basis. From the 2008 season the cup is sponsored by the Portuguese biggest private bank Millennium BCP....
. The following campaign, with the lions finishing third, Yazalde pitched in with 30 goals, league's best and Europe's second.

As a prize for the European Golden Shoe, he received a Toyota car, which he sold, then sharing the money with his teammates. After his Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 spell, Yazalde successively represented Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille is a professional France association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in France....
, Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys

Club Atl?tico Newell's Old Boys is a football club from Rosario, Argentina, founded in 1903. The club plays the Rosario derby against Rosario Central, a club with which it has a huge historical rivalry....
 and Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán

Club Atl?tico Hurac?n is a professional football team from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hurac?n's fans are called Quemeros because years ago there was a garbage burning station at the present location of the Stadium....
, retiring in 1981 and becoming a player's agent, in Argentina.

Internationally
Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociaci?n del F?tbol Argentino . Argentina has the world record for most international titles won by any national team....
, Yazalde played 10 times for his country, appearing at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. West Germany had been chosen in July 1966 as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA....
, where he netted twice in three matches (both against Haiti
Haiti national football team

The Haiti national football team is the national team of Haiti and is controlled by the F?d?ration Ha?tienne de Football. They have made one appearance at the Football World Cup, in 1974 FIFA World Cup, but were beaten convincingly in the opening qualifying stages by three of the pre-tournament favorites; Italy national football team, Poland...
, 4-1 win). He died in June 1997, from hemorrhage and heart failure, aged 51.

Honours


Team

  • Argentine League
    Primera División Argentina

    Primera Divisi?n is the top category of Argentina Football , and is organized by the Argentine Football Association. It was founded in 1893, and currently, there are 20 teams in the first division....
    : 1967-68, 1969-70
  • Portuguese League
    Portuguese Liga

    The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
    : 1973-74
  • Portuguese Cup
    Cup of Portugal

    The Portuguese Cup or, more correctly, Cup of Portugal is the Portugal national football competition on a knock-out-basis. From the 2008 season the cup is sponsored by the Portuguese biggest private bank Millennium BCP....
    : 1972-73
  • French Cup
    Coupe de France

    Coupe de France, or Coupe Charles Simon, is a competition of French football clubs, open to all professional and non-professional teams. The cup is one of many inter-French club competitions that have been organised by the French Football Federation....
    : 1975-76


Individual

  • Argentina Footballer of the Year
    Player of the Year of Argentina

    The Player of the Year of Argentina is a yearly award organized by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle given to the best Argentina football , or to the best foreign footballer playing in the Primera Divisi?n Argentina....
    : 1970
  • Portuguese League
    Portuguese Liga

    The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
    : Top scorer 1973-74, 1974-75
  • European Golden Boot
    European Golden Boot

    The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an association football award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in Sports league matches from the top Division of every European national league....
    : 1974
  • European Silver Boot: 1975


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