Mansilla, Hector

Mansilla was born in Purranca and played for the local Dos Alamos football team. After the move, he played for another amateur club in which his father played the goalkeeper position. Noticing the success of his nephew, the uncle of the football player, the former football player Edgardo Garces invited him to the team "Maleco Unido". The confident play of the young football player was noticed by the scouts of the Uachipato team, with which the 19-year-old striker signed his first professional contract. On October 15, 2000, Hector made his debut at the Premiere of the match against Union Espanyola . On September 9, 2001, Mansilla scored his first goal for the club in a duel against Santiago Wanderers . Until 2003, Hector infrequently fell into the main structure, mainly leaving for a replacement. In the 2005 Apertur season, he became the tournament's top scorer, scoring 13 goals. For “Huachipato” Mansilla spent more than 100 matches and scored 54 goals, despite the love of fans, he left the team after five seasons.

In the winter of 2006, Hector moved to one of Chile 's most successful and popular clubs - Kolo-Kolo . Over the six months spent in the team, he scored 12 goals in 15 matches and won the 2006 Aperture. Mansilla also made his international debut by taking part in the Libertadores Cup .

In July 2006, impressed by the talent of the Chilean scorer, the Mexican club Veracruz bought it for $ 800,000. On August 13, 2006, in a match against UNAM, Pumas Hector made his debut in the Mexican Premiere . On September 9, in a duel against WANL Tigres , he scored his first for a new team. Mansilla scored in almost every second game and at the end of the season became the team's top scorer with 15 goals. In 2008, the leadership of the team decided to temporarily transfer Hector to the youth team, in which the striker spent six months, scoring 8 goals in 16 meetings of the second division.

In the summer of 2008, Mansilla signed a contract with the Toluca club. On July 27, 2008, in his match against Atlanta , he made his debut for a new club ^[2] . On August 3, in a duel against America , Mansilla scored his first goal for Toluca ^[3] . Already in his first season for the new club, Hector wins the championship and the title of the best scorer of the tournament, scoring 11 goals. According to the Mexican Football Federation , he is also recognized as the best striker. Clausura's 2009 season also became gold for the Chilean, and again he added to the title of champion of Mexico, the title of her best scorer. For Toluca, Hector scores a total of 55 goals in 96 matches. In January 2011, for $ 4,500,000, Mansilla transferred to the WANL Tigres.

On January 9, 2011, in the match against Queretaro , Hector makes his debut for the Tigers ^[4] . A week later, Mansilla scored from the penalty spot his first goal for the new team, which brought the WANL victory in the match against the Necaxa ^[5] . At the end of the season, the striker again became the champion of the country.

In the summer of 2012, Mansilla moved to Atlas . On July 22, 2012, in a fight against UNAM, Pumas Hector makes his debut for a new club ^[6] . A week later, Mansilla scored the first goal for Atlas in a duel against Pachuca ^[7] .

At the end of 2012, Hector signed a contract with the Monarkas Morelia team. On January 5, in his match against Cruz Asul , he made his debut for the Peaches. ^[8] In the same match, Mansilla scored his first goal for Morelia. In the first season, Hector showed excellent performance, scoring 12 goals in 16 matches. In the summer of 2014, he moved to the Colombian Cucuta Deportivo . On September 25, in his match against Depor , he made his debut in the Colombian Example B ^[9] . In the same match, he scored his first goal for Kukuta.

At the beginning of 2015, Mansilla returned to his native Uachipato, having played for the team for six months. In the summer of 2015, he returned to Mexico, where he became a football player for the newcomer to the MX League - Dorados de Sinaloa . On August 1, in a match against Tijuana , Hector made his debut for the Dorado ^[10] . In this match, Mansilla scored his first goal for a new team. In early 2016, he returned to the WANL Tigres, for whom he played until the summer.

On July 9, 2004, in the America's Cup match against Brazil, Mansilla made his debut for the Chilean national team ^[11] . Also at the tournament, he took part in fights against Paraguay ^[12] and Costa Rica ^[13] .

Team

  Toluca

•   Mexico Football Championship - Aperture 2008
•   Mexico Football Championship - Bicentenario 2010

  Tigres

•   Mexican Football Championship - Aperture 2011

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• Top scorer - Apertura 2005
• Golden Boot - Aperture 2008
• Golden Boot - Clausura 2009
• The best forward of the tournament - Apertura 2008
• The best forward of the tournament - Klausura 2009

• Player profile on Transfermarkt
• Soccerway Profile
• National Football Teams profile
• Statistics on MedioTiempo