Héctor Yazalde

Héctor Yazalde
Yazalde with Independiente in 1969
Personal information
Full name Héctor Casimiro Yazalde
Date of birth (1946-05-29)29 May 1946
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death 18 June 1997(1997-06-18) (aged 51)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1966 Piraña
1967–1971 Independiente 112 (72)
1971–1975 Sporting CP 104 (104)
1975–1977 Marseille 44 (23)
1977–1981 Newell's Old Boys 120 (54)
1981 Huracán 2 (0)
Total 392 (253)
International career
1970–1974 Argentina 10 (2)
Managerial career
1986 Huracán
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Héctor Casimiro Yazalde (29 May 1946 – 18 June 1997) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker.

Nicknamed Chirola, he scored 46 goals in one single season with Sporting CP, being awarded that season's European Golden Shoe. He appeared for five other clubs in a 19-year career.

Yazalde was part of the Argentina national team squad at the 1974 World Cup.