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Héctor Rial, born José Héctor Rial Laguia on 14 October 1928 in Pergamino, was an association football player and coach who held citizenship of both Argentina and Spain. He played as a forward for San Lorenzo de Almagro, Real Madrid CF, Club Nacional de Football and Olympique de Marseille, and represented both Argentina and Spain in international competition. He was recorded at a height of 176 and a mass of 78, and spoke Spanish. Rial died in Madrid on 24 February 1991.
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Key facts
- 1961
- → Unión Española (loan)
- 1965
- Pontevedra
- 1966
- Mallorca
- 1975
- Chivas
- 1976
- Deportivo La Coruña
- 1978
- Estudiantes
- 1980
- Elche
- Full name
- José Héctor Rial Laguía
- Date of birth
- ( 1928-10-14 ) 14 October 1928
- Place of birth
- Pergamino , Argentina
- Date of death
- 24 February 1991 (1991-02-24) (aged 62)
- Place of death
- Madrid , Spain
- Position
- Forward
- Years
- Team
- 1947 1948
- San Lorenzo
- 1949 1951
- Independiente Santa Fe
- 1952 1954
- Nacional
- 1954 1961
- Real Madrid
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Pergamino
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Unión Española
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Spain
- Mass
- 78
- Image
- Héctor Rial El Gráfico.jpg
- Height
- 176
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- 1928-10-14
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- 1991-02-24
- birth name
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Encyclopedic overview
José Héctor Rial Laguía (14 October 1928 – 24 February 1991) was a footballer who played as a forward for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961, and was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups. He played professional football in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, France and Chile. He was born and raised in Argentina, but represented the Spain national team on five occasions.
Rial started playing professional football in 1947 with San Lorenzo de Almagro in the Primera Division Argentina. In July 1949, he moved to Colombia to play for Independiente Santa Fe. After two seasons with the club, he moved to Uruguay to join Nacional where he was part of the championship-winning side of 1952.
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