Norberto Huezo

Norberto Huezo

Personal information
Full name	José Norberto Huezo Montoya
Date of birth	(1956-06-06) June 6, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974	CD UES
1975	ANTEL
1976–1977	CD Atlético Marte
1977–1978	Monterrey
1978–1982	CD Atlético Marte	23	(1)
1982–1983	Palencia CF	61	(2)
1983–1985	Cartagena FC
1985–1986	CD Atlético Marte
1987–1988	Herediano		(3)
1988–1990	Jalapa
1991–1992	Deportivo Escuintla
1992	Cojutepeque FC
1993	CD FAS
International career
1974–1987	El Salvador[1]	48	(8)
Managerial career
2006–2008	El Salvador U-17
2008–2009	El Salvador U-20
Medal record Representing  El Salvador CONCACAF Championship Runner-up 1981 Honduras 1977 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Norberto Huezo Montoya (born 6 June 1956) is a retired football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Huezo started his career at UES and played for ANTEL before joining Atlético Marte in 1976. He then played in Mexico, but returned to Marte only to try his luck abroad again when he moved to Spanish side Palencia. He also played for Cartagena FC but returned to Marte again in 1985. He left after a year for Costa Rican outfit Herediano^[2] with whom he won a league title and then for Guatemalan side Jalapa. He finished his career at FAS.

Nicknamed Pajarito (little bird), Huezo participated in the 1975 Pan American Games hosted in Mexico. El Salvador competed in a group with Brazil, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They debuted with a 4–1 win against Nicaragua on 14 October, with 3 goals from Huezo.^[3] El Salvador eventually finished third in Group D.

Huezo represented his country in 22 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all three games at the 1982 World Cup Finals.^[4]

Huezo scored 16 goals for the El Salvador national football team from 1973 to 1987.^[5]

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