Héctor Vega (footballer, born 1967)

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Héctor Vega
Personal information
Full name Héctor Luis Vega Astudillo
Date of birth (1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 56)
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

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.

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Fernández, Denís (7 December 2016). "Caldillo vuelve a la orilla" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ "[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. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ "CALDILLO VEGA SIGUE HACIENDO CRECER SU "IMPERIO H" PARA FORMAR A LOS FUTBOLISTAS DEL MAÑANA". Vilas Radio (in Spanish). 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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