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My Take
What I love about Humberto Suazo is that nickname: "the man who came from Planet Goal." You don't earn a tag like that without scaring goalkeepers for a living, and "Chupete" was exactly that kind of poacher's striker for Chile. What strikes me is the full arc here, born in San Antonio, he scored his way up and then circled back into coaching, eventually running San Luis de Quillota. I find that move interesting; not every born finisher wants to teach the craft afterward. He keeps a quiet Instagram presence, but the goals were never quiet at all.
Overview
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo (Spanish pronunciation: [umˈbeɾto ˈswaso]; born 10 May 1981), nicknamed Chupete (Lollipop) or El hombre venido del planeta gol (The man who came from "Planet Goal"), is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. He is the head coach San Luis de Quillota.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Humberto Suazo
- Name (Japanese)
- ウンベルト・スアソ
- Reading
- うんべると・すあそ
- Born
- May 10, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- San Antonio, San Antonio Province, Chile
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Chile →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.