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At six years old, Suazo's father took him to play with Club Torino in his hometown of Santiago. His father had made a name for himself playing with the same team. |
At six years old, Suazo's father took him to play with Club Torino in his hometown of Santiago. His father had made a name for himself playing with the same team.Humberto Suazo is proven to be gay when he was caught kissing a man in an hotel. |
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In December 1995, Suazo tried out for [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]. In March of the following year he was part of the club's youth system. However, Suazo's time spent there was troubled. He did not like to practice and at any given chance he would leave the facilities and return to San Antonio. Suazo now admits he wasted the opportunity the club gave him.<ref>[http://www.familia.cl/ContenedorTmp/Suazo/suazo.htm "Humberto "Chupete" Suazo"] - Familia.cl {{es icon}}</ref> |
In December 1995, Suazo tried out for [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]. In March of the following year he was part of the club's youth system. However, Suazo's time spent there was troubled. He did not like to practice and at any given chance he would leave the facilities and return to San Antonio. Suazo now admits he wasted the opportunity the club gave him.<ref>[http://www.familia.cl/ContenedorTmp/Suazo/suazo.htm "Humberto "Chupete" Suazo"] - Familia.cl {{es icon}}</ref> |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monterrey | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1996 | Club Torino | ||
| 1996–2000 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Ñublense | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Magallanes | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | San Antonio Unido | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | San Luis | 40 | (40) |
| 2004–2006 | Audax Italiano | 62 | (40) |
| 2006–2007 | Colo-Colo | 75 | (70) |
| 2007– | Monterrey | 92 | (51) |
| 2010 | → Real Zaragoza (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005– | Chile | 44 | (18) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2010 | |||
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo (born May 10, 1981 in San Antonio), nicknamed Chupete Suazo, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker for Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year.[1]
Youth Years
At six years old, Suazo's father took him to play with Club Torino in his hometown of Santiago. His father had made a name for himself playing with the same team.Humberto Suazo is proven to be gay when he was caught kissing a man in an hotel.
In December 1995, Suazo tried out for Universidad Católica. In March of the following year he was part of the club's youth system. However, Suazo's time spent there was troubled. He did not like to practice and at any given chance he would leave the facilities and return to San Antonio. Suazo now admits he wasted the opportunity the club gave him.[2]
Club career
Early career
In 2000, because of his lack of discipline Universidad Católica loaned Suazo out to Chilean second division, Ñublense. His professional debut came against Magallanes, the club he would later play for, and he scored his first goal. At the end of the year he fractured his fibula and was sidelined for seven months. The injury also kept him out of the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 2000, he won the Milk Cup.
At the end of 2001, no longer part of Universidad Católica, Suazo played for Magallanes. He would go on to join his hometown club San Antonio Unido in 2002. In 2003 Suazo turned heads with his new club San Luis Quillota of the Chilean third division, when he scored 40 goals in one season.
The next two seasons, Suazo would spend with Audax Italiano. In early 2004, Suazo suffered another major injury which kept him out a significant amount of time. With Audax, Suazo scored 40 goals before being transferred to Colo-Colo.
Colo-Colo
Suazo began his career with Colo Colo just in time for the Copa Libertadores 2006. Even though Colo-Colo exited the tournament early, Suazo showed his ability by scoring a hat-trick against Chivas de Guadalajara.
In the 2006 apertura tournament in Chile, Suazo led all scorers with 14 goals in 33 games [3] on the way to capturing Colo-Colo's 24th national championship.
Colo-Colo, with the help of Suazo's tournament-leading 10 goals in 12 games, reached the finals of Copa Sudamericana 2006. On the way to the finals, he netted a hat-trick against Gimnasia LP. Suazo dazzled fans and scouts alike throughout the tournament, which raised questions about him staying with the team in 2007. Teams such as Santos Laguna of Mexico and Calcio Catania of Italy were both rumored to be interested in the player. However, Colo-Colo put those rumors to rest when they bought the rest of Suazo's ownership from his former club, Audax, on December 15, 2006, for one million US dollars. Ten percent of that fee ($100,000) went to Suazo's pocket. The move also assured his services to the club until June 2007.
In the 2006 clasura tournament final, Colo-Colo played again against Suazo's former team Audax. Colo-Colo won the first leg 3-0, with Suazo scoring his thirteenth goal of the season[4], and the second leg 3-2, with Suazo scoring the first two goals [1].
In the 2007 Apertura tournament, Suazo finished as the leading goal scorer, also scoring in the final match against Palestino. His lone goal, coming in at the 79th minute, gave Colo-Colo their 26th tournament win, cementing his place in Colo-Colo history.
Monterrey
After months of speculation over where Suazo would end up after his contract expired in June, Suazo was finally sold for $5 million to a Mexican club, Monterrey. The fee paid by the Mexican team is one of the highest for a Chilean player coming out of Chile.
Suazo's performance during his first tournament wasn't what was expected (only three goals in twelve games) and combined with conflicts with teammates and coaches, it led to speculations that Suazo had been sold to Argentine club Independiente. However the deal fell through once the Argentine club refused to pay $8 million for the transfer. On January 4, Humberto called for a press conference, and in front of television cameras and news media, he acknowledged the fact that his performance and attitude wasn't positive during his first 6 months with the club, but that from now and on, he was determined to change things. He was going to take responsibility for his actions and committed himself to work hard to achieve better results.[5] [6] [7]
On April 6 Suazo scored four goals against Veracruz, in his team's victory 7-2.[8] This feat is the most a player from Monterrey has achieved in one game (tied with Milton Carlos).
On December 13, Suazo was a key player in the Apertura 2009 championship with Monterrey. He made a pass for his colleague, Aldo de Nigris, and then scored a goal himself. He was also a very important player in the Final's first leg. The Rayados won by a aggregate score of 6-4 against Cruz Azul, taking the championship.[9][10]
Real Zaragoza
On 8 January 2010, he left Monterrey and signed for the Spanish club Real Zaragoza[11] on a loan deal with an option for Zaragoza to buy Suazo for 10 million euros. He made his debut for Zaragoza in a 0-0 draw against Xerez at La Romareda stadium.
As of the 20th of May, 2010, Suazo's card still belongs to Monterrey and its worth has been raised to $25 million, provided that Real Zaragoza doesn't make valid their option to buy his card at $14 million.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Libertadores | Sudamericana | Interliga | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Goals | GP | Goals | GP | Goals | GP | Goals | GP | Goals | ||
 Colo-Colo
|
Apertura 2006 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 22 |
| Clausura 2006 | 16 | 15 | - | - | 12 | 10 | - | - | 28 | 25 | |
| Apertura 2007 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 23 | |
 Monterrey
|
2007–2008 | 31 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 33 | 20 |
| 2008–2009 | 32 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 14 | |
| 2009–2010 | 22 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 11 | |
International
Suazo has also become a fixture with his international side. In 2006 he scored 17 goals in national and international matches, surpassing Peter Crouch by one goal for the "World's Top Goal Scorer Award".[12] His four international goals all came in friendlies. He scored goals against New Zealand and Sweden. His other two goals came in the form of penalties versus Ivory Coast and Colombia. In January 2007 he was awarded world's top goal scorer of 2006 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in Salzburg, Austria. He was also awarded the Silver Football as world's second first league top scorer with 34 goals, behind Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from Ajax Amsterdam with 35 goals.[13]
Suazo played for Chile in the Copa América 2007, scoring three goals, two in his first match against Ecuador, and one in the quarter final match against Brazil. He finished as CONMEBOL's top scorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification with 10 goals, one ahead Brazilian striker Luís Fabiano.
International goals
Titles
Club
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2006 | Colo-Colo |
Primera Division Chile |
| Clausura 2006 | Colo-Colo |
Primera Division Chile |
| Apertura 2007 | Colo-Colo |
Primera Division Chile |
| Apertura 2009 | Monterrey |
Primera División de México |
Individual
- Torneo Apertura (Chile) Top Scorer: 2006, 2007
- Torneo Clausura (Mexico) Top Scorer: 2008
- Copa Sudamericana: Top Scorer 2006
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) : Top Goal Scorer (10 goals)
- Primera División de México Apertura 2009 Liguilla : Top Goal Scorer, Tied with teammate Aldo de Nigris (4 Goals)
- Primera División de México Apertura 2009 : Balon de Oro for Best Player of the Tournament.
References
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-various.html
- ^ "Humberto "Chupete" Suazo" - Familia.cl Template:Es icon
- ^ "2006 Apertura" - Emol.com Template:Es icon
- ^ "2006 Clasura" - Terra.cl Template:Es icon
- ^ Radio Cooperativa
- ^ FIFA.es - The fantastic return of 'Chupete'
- ^ FIFA.es - Suazo triumphs with Monterrey
- ^ Template:Es iconhttp://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/report?leagueCup=MEX.1&id=234321
- ^ http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloId=885748
- ^ http://goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2009/12/13/1685772/monterrey-campeon-rayados-claim-mexican-league-title
- ^ Suazo nach Saragossa
- ^ "World's Top Goal Scorer" - IFFHS
- ^ EMOL
External links
- Career details at National Football Teams
- Humberto Suazo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- San Luis de Quillota footballers
- San Antonio Unido footballers
- Universidad Católica footballers
- Ñublense footballers
- Magallanes footballers
- Audax Italiano players
- CSD Colo-Colo players
- CF Monterrey footballers
- Real Zaragoza footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- 2007 Copa América players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- People from San Antonio