Héctor Vega (footballer, born 1967)
Héctor Luis Vega Astudillo (born 13 December 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a attacking midfielder for clubs in Chile, Peru and Ecuador.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Luis Vega Astudillo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Iquique, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Pueblo Nuevo | |||
| Deportes Iquique | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1992 | Deportivo Yurimaguas | ||
| 1993 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1994 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 1995 | Deportivo Sipesa | ||
| 1996 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1997–1998 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 1999 | Deportivo Quito | ||
| 1999–2000 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 2001 | Deportes Iquique | ||
| 2002 | Everton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Vega was born in Pueblo Nuevo neighborhood from Iquique and played for the local club, Unión Pueblo Nuevo.[1]
A product of Deportes Iquique youth system, he made his debut in 1985. When the club was relegated to the second level of the Chilean football, in 1992 he moved to Peru and joined Deportivo Yurimaguas.[1] In Peru, he also played for Deportivo Sipesa (1995) and Sport Boys (1996).[2] To Deportes Iquique, he returned three times: 1993, 1997 and 2001.[3]
After playing for S.D. Quito, in 1999 he returned to Chile and joined Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B, getting promotion to the Primera División after the club was the runner-up of the season.[1] His last club was Everton de Viña del Mar in 2002.[3]
Personal life edit
Vega is well-known by his nickname Caldillo (Fish Soup) what was inherited from his father.[3]
He is the father of the Peruvian-Chilean former professional footballer of the same name Héctor Fabrizzio Vega, who was born in Lima, Peru, when his father played for Deportivo Yurimaguas.[4]
In 2001, he earned 457 millions Chilean pesos by playing Loto, a game of chance.[1] After mismanagement of the award money, he worked as manager of a pizzeria, as a truck driver in the mining industry and in the port of Iquique (ITI).[3]
In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, he and his son started a football academy named "Imperio H" in Iquique, making links with clubs in both Chile and Mexico.[5]
Honours edit
- Deportes Iquique
- Primera B de Chile (1): 1997 Clausura [es]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Qué fue de Héctor "Caldillo" Vega, el futbolista chileno que se ganó el Loto hace casi 20 años". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 9 May 2020. from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "El chileno Héctor 'Caldillo' Vega jugó en nuestro país, pero se hizo famoso porque ganó una millonaria suma en la lotería, pero no supo administrar su dinero y ahora trabaja en barcos en Iquique". El Bocón (in Spanish). 20 November 2018. from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Fernández, Denís (7 December 2016). "Caldillo vuelve a la orilla" (in Spanish). La Tercera. from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "[Audio] Hijo del "Caldillo" Vega y medidas contra el coronavirus en Nicaragua: El presidente hizo todo mal". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 March 2020. from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "CALDILLO VEGA SIGUE HACIENDO CRECER SU "IMPERIO H" PARA FORMAR A LOS FUTBOLISTAS DEL MAÑANA". Vilas Radio (in Spanish). 3 January 2022. from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links edit
- Héctor Vega at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)
- Héctor Vega at PlaymakerStats.com