Héctor Vilches (14 February 1926 – 23 September 1998)[1] was a Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, who played for C.A.

For the Uruguay national football team, he was part of the 1950 FIFA World Cup winning team, but did not play in any matches in the tournament.

In his early days he played as a winger for his club, but he then became a right back with the national team, but could play in both positions.

He played his whole career with his local club C.A.

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