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Héctor Casimiro Yazalde (born 29 May 1946 – died 18 June 1997) was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker.
Nicknamed Chirola, Yazalde scored 46 goals in one single season with Sporting Clube de Portugal, being awarded that season's European Golden Shoe.
Born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Yazalde's beginnings in football were hazardous; he was visiting a friend who played with Piraña, an amateur club in the Argentine capital. He asked to join in the training session, immediately causing a stirring impression and signing the very day. From there, he signed with Club Atlético Independiente, going on to help the side help two national championships.
In 1971–72, Yazalde signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal, helping the Lisbon outfit to the 1974 league title, during which he scored 46 goals in just 29 games, both a domestic and European record, and the 1973 Portuguese Cup. The following campaign, with the Lions finishing third, he netted 30, league's best and Europe's second.
As a prize for the European Golden Shoe, he received a Toyota car, which he sold, then sharing the money with his teammates. After his Portuguese spell, Yazalde successively represented Olympique de Marseille, Newell's Old Boys and Club Atlético Huracán, retiring in 1981 and becoming a player's agent, in Argentina.
It's time to wake up
And get my feet back on the ground
But I can feel my heart burning
And my mind going blank
I'm turning into a hollow shell
And I try to block it out
You try to send me to the other side
But I'm already there
Who do you think you are?
And what do you want?
I will rip your insides out
And take you apart
I am welcoming you and your wrath
And the pain is piercing my flesh
Blood fills my mouth
But I smile
You are weak
I can see it in your eyes
You will beg for your soul
As I take control
Fight for your life
I want you to try
It just takes me to a greater high
Who do you think you are?
And what do you want?
I will rip your insides out
And take you apart
Who do you think you are?
And what do you want?
I will rip your insides out
And take you apart
Now it's over
I will send you to your grave
You will fall into nothingness
And forever be our slave
Your swan song cuts through the night
And leads my soul closer