Mexican soccer legend Hector Pulido dies

His team mourns his departure.

He was key to take Cruz Azul to ‘glory’.

He had multiple wins.

One more tragedy has reached the world of Mexican soccer. On Friday, February 18 the death of the iconic Cruz Azul player Héctor Pulido was confirmed by various media in Mexico.

Héctor Pulido, who was a Cruz Azul player, died on February 18 at the age of 72. Loyal to the colors of ‘La Maquina,’ he was key for the club to be promoted to the First Division. This team recently accomplished what few thought possible.

He had many victories with his team and even reached the World Cup

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After decades of not being able to win any champion title in the first division of the Mexican soccer league, the team finally managed to beat Santos Laguna and break the ‘curse’ that for years, had made the millions of loyal fans of ‘ La Maquina’ be the object of ridicule.

With Héctor Pulido, Cruz Azul won five league titles: one cup, two super cups and three Concacaf cups, according to what was published by Agencia El Universal. The legend of the ‘cementero’ complex was known as “eight lungs”. Filed Under: Hector Pulido dies

This is what he did in the last years of his life

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He also played with the Mexican National Team and was part of the Mexico 70 World Cup squad, said Agencia El Universal. During his last years, the outstanding soccer player worked as the coordinator of basic forces of Cruz Azul, points out the Mexican media TUDN.

Héctor was also a coach, he directed Cruz Azul in the final that they lost against Chivas in the 1986-1987 season. When he was little he was known as “el Chácharas”, according to El Heraldo de México. This was due to what the young Mexican soccer player did to earn a living. Filed Under: Hector Pulido dies

He was known as «el Chácharas»

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Héctor Pulido worked selling a variety of objects in order to earn money. He did not start his career with the team that would later ‘glorify’ him. He started with «Los Reboceros de La Piedad» at the end of 1961, according to El Heraldo de Mexico.

Former soccer player Héctor Pulido, a piece of Cruz Azul’s history, died at the age of 79, although the reason for his death is unknown so far, the Reforma Agency pointed out. Filed Under: Hector Pulido dies