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

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who operated as a right winger. He played international football for

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and

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Club career

De Bourgoing started his career at Club Atlético Tigre in the Argentine 1st division in 1953. In 1957 he was transferred to Argentine giants River Plate 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

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in 1963 and finally retiring from football in 1970 at

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Honours

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International career

De Bourgoing was born in Argentina and was of French descent. He was selected to play for Argentina on five occasions before moving to Europe, where under the rules of the day he could change international allegiance to play for France. He represented the France national team in the

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

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International goals

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