Humberto Suazo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1981 | ||
Place of birth | San Antonio, Chile | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Luis de Quillota | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1995 | Club Torino | ||
1996–2001 | Universidad Católica | ||
2000 | → Ñublense (loan) | ||
2001 | → Magallanes (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | San Antonio Unido | 30 | (23) |
2003 | San Luis de Quillota | 40 | (39) |
2004–2005 | Audax Italiano | 62 | (40) |
2006–2007 | Colo-Colo | 54 | (52) |
2007–2015 | Monterrey | 219 | (102) |
2010 | → Real Zaragoza (loan) | 17 | (6) |
2015 | Colo-Colo | 17 | (3) |
2017–2019 | San Antonio Unido | 22 | (10) |
2020 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Deportes La Serena | 41 | (11) |
2021 | Raya2 | 10 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Deportes La Serena | 27 | (2) |
2023– | San Luis de Quillota | 32 | (17) |
International career‡ | |||
2005–2013 | Chile | 60 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:01, 8 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2021 |
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo (Spanish pronunciation: [umˈbeɾto ˈswaso]; born 10 May 1981), nicknamed Chupete (in English, Lollipop), is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera B de Chile club San Luis de Quillota.
In 2006, he was awarded the
According to his 2010 FIFA World Cup profile, Suazo was known for his "keen positional sense and ability to finish with either foot".[2]
Youth years
At six years old, Suazo's father took him to play with Club Torino in his hometown of San Antonio. His father had made a name for himself playing with the same team.
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 later admitted he wasted the opportunity the club gave him.[3]
Club career
Early career
In 2000, Universidad Católica loaned Suazo out to
At the end of 2001, no longer part of Universidad Católica, Suazo played for
The next two seasons Suazo would spend with
Colo-Colo
Suazo began his career with Colo-Colo just in time for the
In the
Colo-Colo, with the help of Suazo's tournament-leading 10 goals in 12 games, reached the finals of
In the 2006 Clausura 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,[5] 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
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 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 4 January, 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 on, he was determined to change things. He was going to take responsibility for his actions and commit himself to work hard to achieve better results.[6][7][8]
On 6 April, Suazo scored four goals against
In the
Real Zaragoza
On 8 January 2010, he left Monterrey and signed for the Spanish club Real Zaragoza 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 20 May 2010, Suazo's card still belongs to Monterrey and its worth has been raised to $25 million, provided that Real Zaragoza does not make valid their option to buy his card at $14 million.
Return to Monterrey
Suazo made a surprise return to Monterrey for the Apertura 2010, after Zaragoza decided not to pay for Suazo's card. In this tournament he exceeded all the expectations from fans and the media, scoring 10 goals in the tournament and giving Monterrey their fourth league title in December 2010, plus obtaining the
Later career
In 2015, he returned to Colo-Colo and announced his retirement from football on 14 January 2016. In 2017, however, he joined his former club San Antonio Unido, who were playing in the Segunda División. He left the club in early 2018 and returned in July 2019.[13]
On 30 August 2021, Suazo returned to México and joined Raya2, the official reserve team of C.F. Monterrey.[14] After participating in 10 games and scoring a goal, he left the team as announced in December 2021.[15]
International career
Suazo had also become a fixture with his international side. In 2006, he scored 17 goals in national and international matches, surpassing
Suazo played for Chile in the
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 December 2014
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Colo-Colo | Apertura 2006 | 21 | 19 | 2[a] | 3 | – | 23 | 22 | |||
Clausura 2006 | 16 | 15 | 12[b] | 10 | – | 28 | 25 | ||||
Apertura 2007 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5[a] | – | 24 | 23 | ||||
Total | 54 | 52 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 70 | |||
Monterrey | 2007–08 | 31 | 19 | – | 2[c] | 1 | 33 | 20 | |||
2008–09 | 32 | 14 | – | – | 32 | 14 | |||||
2009–10 | 22 | 11 | – | – | 22 | 11 | |||||
Total | 85 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 45 | |||
Real Zaragoza | 2009–10[18] | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 6 | ||
Monterrey | 2010–11 | 35 | 21 | 8[d] | 4 | - | - | 43 | 25 | ||
2011–12 | 31 | 13 | 9[d] | 7 | 1[e] | 1 | 41 | 21 | |||
2012–13 | 32 | 10 | 9[d] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | |||
2013–14 | 19 | 12 | – | 2[e] | 1 | 21 | 13 | ||||
2014–15 | 17 | 2 | – | – | 17 | 2 | |||||
Total | 134 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 163 | 76 | |||
Career total | 290 | 160 | 47 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 342 | 197 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in InterLiga
- ^ CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Chile | 2005 | 3 | 0 |
2006 | 5 | 4 | |
2007 | 14 | 4 | |
2008 | 10 | 3 | |
2009 | 9 | 6 | |
2010 | 4 | 1 | |
2011 | 9 | 3 | |
2012 | 5 | 0 | |
2013 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 60 | 21 |
- Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suazo goal.[19]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 March 2006 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | New Zealand | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2 | 30 May 2006 | Stade Jean-Bouloumie, Vittel, France | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
3 | 2 June 2006 | Rasunda Stadion, Stockholm , Sweden |
Sweden | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4 | 16 August 2006 | Santiago , Chile |
Colombia | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
5 | 27 June 2007 | Puerto Ordaz , Venezuela |
Ecuador | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2007 Copa América |
6 | 2–2 | |||||
7 | 7 July 2007 | Puerto la Cruz , Venezuela |
Brazil | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2007 Copa América |
8 | 17 October 2007 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 18 June 2008 | Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela | Venezuela | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 3–2 | |||||
11 | 10 September 2008 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Colombia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12 | 29 March 2009 | Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru | Peru | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13 | 6 June 2009 | Asuncion , Paraguay |
Paraguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14 | 9 September 2009 | Estádio de Pituaçu, Salvador, Brazil | Brazil | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
15 | 2–2 | |||||
16 | 10 October 2009 | Medellin , Colombia |
Colombia | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 14 October 2009 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
18 | 30 May 2010 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción , Chile |
Israel | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
19 | 19 June 2011 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Estonia | 3– 0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
20 | 17 July 2011 | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan , Argentina |
Venezuela | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2011 Copa América |
21 | 11 October 2011 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Peru | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
San Luis de Quillota
Colo-Colo
- Copa Sudamericana runner-up: 2006
Monterrey
- Apertura 2010[24]
Individual
- Tercera División A de Chile top scorer: 2003[20]
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 2006[29]
- Mexican Primera División Torneo Clausura top scorer: 2008[30]
- Copa Sudamericana top scorer: 2006
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) top scorer
- Primera División de México Apertura 2009 Liguilla: top scorer, tied with teammate Aldo de Nigris(4 Goals)
- Primera División de México Apertura 2009: Balon de Orofor Best Player of the Tournament.
- Apertura 2010: Balon de Orofor Best Player of the Tournament.
- Apertura 2010: Best Striker of the Tournament
- 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League top scorer
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Humberto "Chupete" Suazo" Archived 24 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine – Familia.cl (in Spanish)
- ^ "2006 Apertura" – Emol.com (in Spanish)
- ^ "2006 Clasura" – Terra.cl (in Spanish)
- ^ Monterrey anunció oficialmente la contratación de Humberto Suazo. Radio Cooperativa. 12 June 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ FIFA.es – The fantastic return of 'Chupete'. Es.fifa.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
- ^ FIFA.es – Suazo triumphs with Monterrey. Es.fifa.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.
- ^ (in Spanish)Rayados de Monterrey salió en una tarde muy inspirada y con cuatro goles de Humberto Suazo goleó 7–2 a los Tiburones de Veracruz. ESPN Deportes. 5 April 2008
- ^ Gloria rayada, Monterrey campeón. terra.com.mx. 13 December 2009
- ^ ¡Monterrey Campeon! Rayados Claim Mexican League Title. Goal.com (13 December 2009). Retrieved on 2011-11-28.
- ^ Deportes, Televisa. "Humberto Suazo anuncia su salida del Monterrey". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "¡Notición! Humberto Suazo vuelve otra vez al fútbol profesional como flamante refuerzo de San Antonio Unido". Redgol. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Se confirma el regreso de Humberto 'El Chupete' Suazo a Raya2" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Humberto Suazo no seguirá en Raya2 de Liga de Expansión". MARCA (in Mexican Spanish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "World's Top Goal Scorer". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2006.
- ^ "Suazo fue premiado por la IFFHS gracias a sus goles" [Thanks to his goals, Suazo was awarded by the IFFHS]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 8 January 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Humberto Suazo at BDFutbol
- ^ "Suazo, Humberto". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Chile 2003". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Chile 2006". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Chile 2007". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Mexico 2009/10". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Mexico 2010/11". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Central American Club Competitions 2010/11". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Central American Club Competitions 2011/12". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Central American Club Competitions 2012/13". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Chile - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "IFFHS - Various Annual Awards". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Mexico - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
External links
- Humberto Suazo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Humberto Suazo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)