José Héctor Rial Laguía (14 October 1928 – 24 February 1991) was a footballer who played as a forward for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961, and was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups.

He played professional football in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, France and Chile.

Rial started playing professional football in 1947 with San Lorenzo de Almagro in the Primera Division Argentina.

[1] After two seasons with the club, he moved to Uruguay to join Nacional where he was part of the championship-winning side of 1952.

In 1954 Rial joined Spanish giants Real Madrid, where he played for seven years, amassing ten major titles with the team.