Héctor Adolfo de Bourgoing (23 July 1934 – 24 January 1993) was a former Argentine footballer

Football in Argentina

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 who operated as a defender

Defender (football)

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. He played international football for Argentina

Argentina national football team

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 and France

France national football team

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Club career

De Bourgoing started his career at Club Atlético Tigre

Club Atlético Tigre

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 in the Argentine 1st division

Primera División Argentina

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 in 1953. In 1957 he was transferred to Argentine giants River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

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 where he won his first and only major title in his first season with the club.

During 1959 he was enticed into a move to France to play for Nice

OGC Nice

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, he played for them for 4 years before moving to Bordeaux

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

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 in 1963 and finally retiring from football in 1970 at Racing Paris

RCF Paris

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Titles

Season	Club	Title
1957	River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....	Primera Division Argentina Primera División Argentina The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...

International career

De Bourgoing was selected to play for Argentina on 5 occasions before moving to Europe, where under the rules of the day he could change international allegiance to play for France. He represented the French national team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

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, scoring a goal in a 2–1 defeat by Argentina's rivals Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

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International goals

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White City Stadium

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, London || || 2–1 || Lost || 1966 World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...

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