Héctor Baley

Héctor Baley
Personal information
Full name Héctor Rodolfo Baley
Date of birth (1950-11-16) November 16, 1950
Place of birth Ing.White, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 Estudiantes 3 (0)
1973–1976 Colón 79 (0)
1976–1978 Huracán 112 (0)
1978–1981 Independiente 31 (0)
1981–1987 Talleres 156 (0)
National team
1978–1982 Argentina 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2007.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2007

Héctor Rodolfo Baley (born 16 November 1950[1] of Bahía Blanca is a former Argentine football goalkeeper.

Baley was a reserve goalkeeper in Argentina's 1978 FIFA World Cup winning squad and also in the 1982 tournament. Given goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol's consistent performances, he ended up playing only a few matches for the national team, but an excellent performance during a 1–1 draw against West Germany in a 1982 friendly match is well remembered among football aficionados.

His career started in the Zubeldía era of Estudiantes de La Plata, where he was one of several goalkeepers who tried to fill in for suspended Alberto Poletti.

In 1978 Baley was part of the Independiente team that won the Nacional championship of 1978.

Known as Chocolate because of his dark skin, he also played for Huracán, Colón de Santa Fe, and for Talleres de Córdoba, where he was badly injured during the last game of the 1982–83 season (the game that handed the championship to Estudiantes, the team he started his career with). His replacement in that game was Ángel Comizzo, who made his debut.

References

  1. Héctor BaleyFIFA competition record
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