{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1981)}} {{family name hatnote|Suazo|Pontivo|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Humberto Suazo | image = File:Humberto Suazo headshot.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Suazo with [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] in 2008 | fullname = Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo<ref name="FCWC 2011">{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2011/pdf/FCWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=11 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119163204/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2011/pdf/FCWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|5|10}} | birth_place = [[San Antonio, Chile|San Antonio]], Chile | height = 1.71 m | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | currentclub = [[San Luis de Quillota]] (manager) | youthyears1 = 1987–1995 | youthclubs1 = Club Torino | youthyears2 = 1996–2001 | youthclubs2 = [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] | years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2000 | clubs2 = → [[Ñublense]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2001 | clubs3 = → [[Deportes Magallanes|Magallanes]] (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2002 | clubs4 = [[San Antonio Unido]] | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 23 | years5 = 2003 | clubs5 = [[San Luis de Quillota]] | caps5 = 40 | goals5 = 39 | years6 = 2004–2005 | clubs6 = [[Audax Italiano]] | caps6 = 62 | goals6 = 40 | years7 = 2006–2007 | clubs7 = [[Colo-Colo]] | caps7 = 54 | goals7 = 52 | years8 = 2007–2015 | clubs8 = [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] | caps8 = 219 | goals8 = 102 | years9 = 2010 | clubs9 = → [[Real Zaragoza]] (loan) | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 6 | years10 = 2015 | clubs10 = [[Colo-Colo]] | caps10 = 17 | goals10 = 3 | years11 = 2017–2019 | clubs11 = [[San Antonio Unido]] | caps11 = 22 | goals11 = 10 | years12 = 2020 | clubs12 = [[Deportes Santa Cruz]] | caps12 = 3 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2020–2021 | clubs13 = [[Deportes La Serena]] | caps13 = 41 | goals13 = 11 | years14 = 2021 | clubs14 = [[Raya2 Expansión|Raya2]] | caps14 = 10 | goals14 = 1 | years15 = 2022 | clubs15 = [[Deportes La Serena]] | caps15 = 27 | goals15 = 2 | years16 = 2023–2025 | clubs16 = [[San Luis de Quillota]] | caps16 = 60 | goals16 = 23 | totalcaps = 612 | totalgoals = 313 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Chile national football team|Chile]] | nationalcaps1 = 60 | nationalgoals1 = 21 | manageryears1 = 2025 | managerclubs1 = [[San Luis de Quillota]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2026– | managerclubs2 = [[San Luis de Quillota]] }} '''Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo''' ({{IPA|es|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 [[Association football|football]] [[Football Manager|manager]] and former [[Football player|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He is the head coach [[San Luis de Quillota]].

Known for his prolific scoring ability, Suazo enjoyed success with a range of clubs, particularly at [[Colo-Colo]] in Chile and [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] in Mexico. In his brief time with Colo-Colo, he won three consecutive league titles and was named the [[IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer]] of 2006. At Monterrey, Suazo established himself as one of the league's premier strikers, ultimately becoming the club's all-time leading scorer, a record since then surpassed. During his time with Monterrey, he won two league titles and three [[CONCACAF Champions League]] trophies.

According to his [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] profile, Suazo was known for his "keen positional sense and ability to finish with either foot".<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=209501/profile.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629070509/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=209501/profile.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=13 April 2013 }}</ref>

==Early life== At six years old, Suazo's father took him to play with Club Torino in his hometown of San Antonio. His father had made a name for himself playing with the same team.

In December 1995, Suazo tried out for [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]. In March of the following year, he was part of the club's youth system.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=DespliegueFutCL |number=1780971469461188689 |title=La Sub 17 de Universidad Católica del año 1997 |date=18 April 2024 |access-date=16 September 2024 |language=es}}</ref> However, Suazo's time spent there was troubled. He did not like to practice and at any given chance he would leave the facilities and return to San Antonio. Suazo later admitted he wasted the opportunity the club gave him.<ref>[http://www.familia.cl/ContenedorTmp/Suazo/suazo.htm "Humberto "Chupete" Suazo"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061224171054/http://www.familia.cl/ContenedorTmp/Suazo/suazo.htm |date=24 December 2006 }} – Familia.cl {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==Club career== ===Early career=== In 2000, Universidad Católica loaned Suazo out to [[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B|Chilean second division]], [[Ñublense]]. His professional debut came against [[Club Deportivo Magallanes|Magallanes]], the club he would later play for, and he scored his first goal. At the end of the year, he fractured his [[fibula]] and was sidelined for seven months. The injury also kept him out of the [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship]]. In 2000, he won the [[Milk Cup]], an international youth football tournament held annually in [[Northern Ireland]].

At the end of 2001, no longer part of Universidad Católica, Suazo played for [[Club Deportivo Magallanes|Magallanes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=La carrera de Chupete Suazo, en números |url=https://www.espn.cl/futbol/chile/nota/_/id/6929676/la-carrera-de-chupete-suazo-en-numeros |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=22 October 2025 |language=es |date=10 May 2020}}</ref> He would go on to join his hometown club [[San Antonio Unido]] in 2002. In 2003, Suazo turned heads with his new club [[San Luis Quillota]] of the Chilean third division, when he scored 40 goals in one season.

The next two seasons Suazo would spend with [[Audax Club Sportivo Italiano|Audax Italiano]]. In early 2004, Suazo suffered another major injury which kept him out for a significant amount of time. With Audax, Suazo scored 40 goals before being transferred to [[Colo-Colo]].

===Colo-Colo===

[[File:Humberto Suazo.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Suazo's trademark celebration.]] Suazo began his career with Colo-Colo just in time for the [[Copa Libertadores 2006]]. Even though Colo-Colo exited the tournament early, Suazo showed his ability by scoring a hat-trick against [[Chivas de Guadalajara|Chivas]].

In the [[Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División|2006 Apertura tournament]] in Chile, Suazo led all scorers with 14 goals in 33 games<ref>[http://www.emol.com/deportes/futbol/torneo_nacional/2006/apertura/tablas.htm "2006 Apertura"] – Emol.com {{in lang|es}}</ref> on the way to capturing Colo-Colo's 24th national championship.

Colo-Colo, with the help of Suazo's tournament-leading 10 goals in 12 games, reached the finals of [[Copa Sudamericana 2006]]. On the way to the finals, he netted a hat-trick against [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia LP]]. Suazo dazzled fans and scouts alike throughout the tournament, which raised questions about him staying with the team in 2007. Teams such as [[Santos Laguna]] of Mexico and [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] of Italy were both rumored to be interested in the player. However, Colo-Colo put those rumors to rest when they bought the rest of Suazo's ownership from his former club, Audax, on 15 December 2006, for one million US dollars. Ten percent of that fee ($100,000) went to Suazo's pocket. The move also assured his services to the club until June 2007.

In the 2006 Clausura tournament final, Colo-Colo played again against Suazo's former team, Audax. Colo-Colo won the first leg 3–0, with Suazo scoring his thirteenth goal of the season,<ref>[http://www.terra.cl/deportes/estadisticas/index.cfm?accion=goleadores "2006 Clasura"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117214944/http://www.terra.cl/deportes/estadisticas/index.cfm?accion=goleadores |date=17 January 2007 }} – Terra.cl {{in lang|es}}</ref> and the second leg 3–2, with Suazo scoring the first two goals [http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=240012].

In the 2007 Apertura tournament, Suazo finished as the leading goal scorer, also scoring in the final match against [[Palestino]]. His lone goal, coming in the 79th minute, gave Colo-Colo their 26th tournament win, cementing his place in Colo-Colo history.

===Monterrey=== After months of speculation over where Suazo would end up after his contract expired in June, Suazo was finally sold for $5&nbsp;million to Mexican club, Monterrey. The fee paid by the Mexican team is one of the highest for a Chilean player coming out of Chile.

Suazo's performance during his first tournament wasn't what was expected (only three goals in twelve games) and combined with conflicts with teammates and coaches. It led to speculations that Suazo had been sold to Argentine club [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]. However, the deal fell through once the Argentine club refused to pay $8&nbsp;million for the transfer. On 4 January, Humberto called for a press conference, and in front of television cameras and news media, he acknowledged the fact that his performance and attitude wasn't positive during his first 6 months with the club, but that from now on, he was determined to change things. He was going to take responsibility for his actions and commit himself to work hard to achieve better results.<ref>[http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20070612/pags/20070612073621.html Monterrey anunció oficialmente la contratación de Humberto Suazo]. Radio Cooperativa. 12 June 2007 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080421032538/http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=744942.html#el+magnifico+regreso+chupete FIFA.es – The fantastic return of 'Chupete']. Es.fifa.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080423173911/http://es.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=746850.html#suazo+triunfa+monterrey+sobre+guadalajara FIFA.es – Suazo triumphs with Monterrey]. Es.fifa.com. Retrieved on 28 November 2011.</ref>

On 6 April, Suazo scored four goals against [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|Veracruz]], in his team's 7–2 victory.<ref>{{in lang|es}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080408103825/http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/report?leagueCup=MEX.1&id=234321 Rayados de Monterrey salió en una tarde muy inspirada y con cuatro goles de Humberto Suazo goleó 7–2 a los Tiburones de Veracruz]. ESPN Deportes. 5 April 2008</ref> This feat is the most a player from Monterrey has achieved in one game (tied with Milton Carlos). In his second season at Monterrey, he ended up as top goalscorer of the Mexican tournament with a total of 13 goals in 17 games. Suazo then scored three more goals in the playoffs, one in the quarter-final first leg against [[C.D. Guadalajara|Chivas]], and two more against [[Club Santos Laguna|Santos Laguna]] in the semi-finals, though Monterrey were unable to advance to the final. The next tournament was a pretty poor one for both Suazo and Monterrey, failing to advance to the playoffs. During the following tournament, Clausura 2009, Suazo helped Monterrey achieve the quarter-finals where they lost against [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]]. Suazo scored a goal in the 1st leg which Monterrey lost 3–1.

In the [[2009–10 Primera División de México season|Apertura 2009]] final, Suazo became a key player in the title. In the final's first leg, he gave an extraordinary game and helped Monterrey get back from a 3–1 loss at halftime in their home stadium to win 4–3, with Suazo scoring two of the goals. In the second leg, he made a pass for his colleague, [[Aldo de Nigris]], and then scored a goal himself in injury time to secure the title. Rayados won by an aggregate score of 6–4 against [[Cruz Azul]], taking the championship.<ref>[https://archive.today/20100118022417/http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloId=885748 Gloria rayada, Monterrey campeón]. terra.com.mx. 13 December 2009</ref><ref>[http://goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2009/12/13/1685772/monterrey-campeon-rayados-claim-mexican-league-title ¡Monterrey Campeon! Rayados Claim Mexican League Title] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905111951/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2009/12/13/1685772/monterrey-campeon-rayados-claim-mexican-league-title |date=5 September 2012 }}. Goal.com (13 December 2009). Retrieved on 2011-11-28.</ref>

===Real Zaragoza=== On 8 January 2010, he left [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] and signed for the Spanish club [[Real Zaragoza]] on a loan deal with an option for Zaragoza to buy Suazo for 10 million euros. He made his debut for Zaragoza in a 0–0 draw against [[Xerez CD|Xerez]] at the [[La Romareda]] stadium.

As of 20 May 2010, Suazo's card still belongs to [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] and its worth has been raised to $25&nbsp;million, provided that [[Real Zaragoza]] does not make valid their option to buy his card at $14&nbsp;million.

===Return to Monterrey=== [[File:Humberto Suazo Monterrey.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Humberto Suazo he is the top historical scorer of Monterrey with 121 goals in 255 appearances]] Suazo made a surprise return to Monterrey for the [[2010–11 Mexican Primera División season|Apertura 2010]], after Zaragoza decided not to pay for Suazo's card. In this tournament he exceeded all the expectations from fans and the media, scoring 10 goals in the tournament and giving Monterrey their fourth league title in December 2010, plus obtaining the [[2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League]] against [[Real Salt Lake]] the following May, making Monterrey the CONCACAF representative in the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup]], He followed this success by winning the [[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League championship round|2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League]] for the second time in a row, defeating [[Santos Laguna]]. Monterrey had a respectable participation in the [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup]], where they finished in third place. Suazo along with [[Aldo de Nigris]], [[José María Basanta|Jose Basanta]] and rising star [[Jesús Corona (footballer, born 1993)|Jesus Manuel Corona]] would lead Rayados to a third straight CONCACAF title when they won the [[2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League]]. He scored the 4th goal in the [[2013 CONCACAF Champions League Finals|final]] against Santos Laguna in what was a rematch of last season's final. Rayados reached the semi-finals of the [[2012–13 Liga MX season|Clausura 2013]] tournament but lost to [[Club America]]. Rayados finished in a disappointing 5th place at the [[2013 FIFA Club World Cup]], with the highlight being a 5–1 win against Al-Ahly which remains the biggest scoring margin in the history of the FIFA Club World Cup. The following year Monterrey had a forgettable [[2013–14 Liga MX season|Clausura 2014]] season. They reached the semi-finals of the [[2014–15 Liga MX season|Apertura 2014]] but lost 3–0 on aggregate against America in what would prove to be Suazo's final game for Rayados, finishing with a total of 121 goals in 252 appearances and six official titles<ref>{{Cite web|title = Humberto Suazo anuncia su salida del Monterrey|url = http://deportes.televisa.com/futbol-mexicano/2014-12-12/humberto-suazo-se-va-monterrey/|access-date = 26 September 2015|first = Televisa|last = Deportes|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042936/http://deportes.televisa.com/futbol-mexicano/2014-12-12/humberto-suazo-se-va-monterrey/|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

===Later career=== In 2015, Suazo returned to Colo-Colo and announced his retirement from football on 14 January 2016. In 2017, however, he joined his former club [[San Antonio Unido]], who were playing in the [[Segunda División Profesional de Chile|Segunda División]]. He left the club in early 2018 and returned in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title = ¡Notición! Humberto Suazo vuelve otra vez al fútbol profesional como flamante refuerzo de San Antonio Unido |url = https://redgol.cl/chile/Noticion-Humberto-Suazo-vuelve-otra-vez-al-futbol-profesional-como-flamante-refuerzo-de-San-Antonio-Unido-20190627-0023.html|access-date = 8 August 2019|publisher=Redgol}}</ref>

In 2020, Suazo played for [[Deportes Santa Cruz]]. In the second half of the same year, he switched to [[Deportes La Serena]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodríguez |first1=Diego |title=Humberto Suazo fue presentado oficialmente como refuerzo en Deportes La Serena |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/futbol/2020/07/17/humberto-suazo-fue-presentado-oficialmente-como-refuerzo-en-deportes-la-serena.html |access-date=16 October 2025 |work=[[ADN Radio Chile|ADN Radio]] |date=17 July 2020 |language=es}}</ref>

On 30 August 2021, Suazo returned to México and joined [[Raya2 Expansión|Raya2]], the official reserve team of [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/9133538/humberto-suazo-regreso-monterrey-raya2-liga-de-expansion-mx|title=Se confirma el regreso de Humberto 'El Chupete' Suazo a Raya2|publisher=ESPN Deportes|language=es|date=30 August 2021}}</ref> After participating in ten games and scoring one goal, he left the team as announced in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-06 |title=Humberto Suazo no seguirá en Raya2 de Liga de Expansión |url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/liga-ascenso-mx/2021/12/06/61ae945be2704ecc8e8b45a5.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=MARCA |language=es-MX}}</ref>

Back to Chile, Suazo rejoined Deportes La Serena in December 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=HUMBERTO SUAZO VUELVE AL MÁS GRANDE DE LA REGIÓN |url=https://www.cdlaserena.cl/humberto-suazo-vuelve-al-mas-grande-de-la-region |access-date=16 October 2025 |work=Club Deportes La Serena |date=21 December 2021 |language=es}}</ref>

In November 2022, Suazo returned to [[San Luis de Quillota]] after his stint in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poo |first1=César |title=De ’granate’ a ’canario’: Humberto Suazo se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de San Luis de Quillota |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/futbol-nacional/2022/11/25/de-granate-a-canario-humberto-suazo-se-convirtio-en-nuevo-refuerzo-de-san-luis-de-quillota.shtml |access-date=16 October 2025 |work=[[Radio Bío-Bío|BioBioChile]] |date=25 November 2022 |language=es}}</ref> On 14 October 2025, he announced his retirement after the match against [[Deportes Copiapó]] on 24 October of the same year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Humberto Suazo le puso fecha definitiva a su retiro |url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/humberto-suazo/humberto-suazo-le-puso-fecha-definitiva-a-su-retiro/2025-10-14/101845.html |access-date=16 October 2025 |work=[[Radio Cooperativa|Cooperativa]] |date=14 October 2025 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sánchez Sanhueza |first1=Ítalo |title=Gracias por tanto, Chupete: Humberto Suazo se retiró del fútbol con ovación y cariño de todo Chile |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/futbol-nacional/2025/10/24/gracias-por-tanto-chupete-humberto-suazo-se-retiro-del-futbol-con-ovacion-y-carino-de-todo-chile.shtml |website=[[Radio Bío-Bío|BioBioChile]] |access-date=26 October 2025 |language=es |date=24 October 2025}}</ref>

==International career== Suazo had also become a fixture with his international side. In 2006, he scored 17 goals in national and international matches, surpassing [[Peter Crouch]] by one goal for the "World's Top Goal Scorer Award".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?388d85ff0e003c4f05f68e05b85fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a20c|title=World's Top Goal Scorer|publisher=IFFHS|access-date=17 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215142233/http://www.iffhs.de/?388d85ff0e003c4f05f68e05b85fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a20c|archive-date=15 December 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> His four international goals all came in friendlies. He scored goals against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] and [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]. His other two goals came in the form of penalties versus [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] and [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. In January 2007, he was awarded world's top goal scorer of 2006 by the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] in Salzburg, Austria. He was also awarded the Silver Football as the world's second first league top scorer with 34 goals, behind [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]] of [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] with 35 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=241525|title=Suazo fue premiado por la IFFHS gracias a sus goles|trans-title=Thanks to his goals, Suazo was awarded by the IFFHS|work=[[El Mercurio]]|language=es|date=8 January 2007|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

Suazo played for Chile in the [[Copa América 2007]], scoring three goals, two in his first match against Ecuador, and one in the quarter-final match against Brazil. He finished as [[CONMEBOL]]'s top scorer of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification with 10 goals, one ahead of Brazilian striker [[Luís Fabiano]].

==Coaching career== Still a player of San Luis de Quillota, Suazo graduated as a [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] at {{ill|lt=INAF|National Institute of Football, Sports and Physical Activity|es|Instituto Nacional del Fútbol, Deporte y Actividad Física|vertical-align=sup}} (National Institute of Football, Sports and Physical Activity of Chile) in December 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emblemáticos jugadores de la Generación Dorada reciben titulo de Director Técnico en Quilín |url=https://anfp.cl/noticia/38269/emblematicos-jugadores-de-la-generacion-dorada-reciben-titulo-de-director-tecnico-en-quilin |website=[[Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional|ANFP]] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=es |date=11 December 2024}}</ref>

After suffering a serious knee injury in June 2025,<ref>{{cite news |title=Descartan nueva cirugía de rodilla para Humberto “Chupete” Suazo |url=https://www.observador.cl/descartan-nueva-cirugia-de-rodilla-para-humberto-chupete-suazo |access-date=16 October 2025 |work=www.observador.cl |date=14 June 2025 |language=es}}</ref> Suazo briefly joined the technical staff of [[Fernando Guajardo]], serving as a player-coach for San Luis de Quillota.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubio |first1=Jorge |title=El desconocido doble rol que marca el fin de la carrera de Chupete Suazo |url=https://redgol.cl/chile/el-desconocido-doble-rol-del-chupete-suazo-en-san-luis-de-quillota-gracias-por-permitirme-estar |website=RedGol |access-date=16 October 2025 |language=es |date=14 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vera |first1=Pablo |title=Humberto Suazo anuncia su próximo paso tras el retiro: “Siempre me gustó, sé que es diferente” |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/humberto-suazo-anuncia-su-proximo-paso-tras-el-retiro-siempre-me-gusto-se-que-es-diferente-f202510-n |website=[[Diario AS]] |access-date=22 October 2025 |language=es |date=22 October 2025}}</ref>

On 20 November 2025, Suazo was appointed as the manager of [[San Luis de Quillota]] since the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maldonado |first1=Víctor |title=Humberto Suazo anuncia el inicio de su carrera como entrenador: este es su primer equipo |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/humberto-suazo-anuncia-el-inicio-de-su-carrera-como-entrenador-este-es-su-primer-equipo-f202511-n |access-date=21 November 2025 |work=[[Diario AS]] |date=20 November 2025 |language=es}}</ref>

==Personal life== His daughters, Grettel and Arantza, are professional [[Women's association football|football]]ers who have represented Chile at youth level.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hijas de Chupete Suazo lideran la nómina de la Roja Sub 17 |url=https://tntsports.cl/nacional/Hijas-de-Chupete-Suazo-lideran-la-nomina-de-la-Roja-Sub-17--20220111-0011.html |access-date=16 October 2025 |work=[[TNT Sports (Chile)|TNT Sports Chile]] |date=11 January 2022 |language=es}}</ref><ref name="jeria">{{cite web |last1=Jeria |first1=Diego |title=Así lo pasa Chuy Suazo, hijo del Chupete, en el CDA de U. de Chile |url=https://redgol.cl/udechile/hijo-del-chupete-suazo-se-pasea-por-el-cda-de-u-de-chile-jugadores-azules-reaccionan-al-chuy |website=RedGol |access-date=16 October 2025 |language=es |date=27 October 2024}}</ref>

His youngest son, Jesús, known as ''Chuy'', was born in [[Mexico]] and is a player from the [[San Luis de Quillota]] youth ranks.<ref name="jeria"/><ref>{{cite news |title=El golazo de «Chuy», el hijo de «Chupete» Suazo, defendiendo a San Luis de Quillota |url=https://g5noticias.cl/2023/10/09/el-golazo-de-chuy-el-hijo-de-chupete-suazo-defendiendo-a-san-luis-de-quillota |access-date=16 October 2025 |work=G5noticias |date=9 October 2023 |language=es}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|8 December 2014}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Colo-Colo]] |[[2006 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Apertura 2006]] |21||19||||||2{{efn|name=libertadores|Appearances in [[Copa Libertadores]]}}||3||colspan="2"|–||23||22 |- |[[2006 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|Clausura 2006]] |16||15||||||12{{efn|Appearances in [[Copa Sudamericana]]}}||10||colspan="2"|–||28||25 |- |[[2007 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|Apertura 2007]] |17||18||||||7||5{{efn|name=libertadores}}||colspan="2"|–||24||23 |- !Total !54!!52!!!!!!21!!18!!0!!0!!75!!70 |- |rowspan="4"|[[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] |2007–08 |31||19||||||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|Appearances in [[InterLiga]]}}||1||33||20 |- |2008–09 |32||14||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||14 |- |[[2009–10 Mexican Primera División season|2009–10]] |22||11||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||11 |- !Total !85!!44!!!!!!0!!0!!2!!1!!87!!45 |- |[[Real Zaragoza]] |[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]]<ref>{{BDFutbol|12438}}</ref> |17||6||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||6 |- |rowspan="6"|Monterrey |[[2010–11 Mexican Primera División season|2010–11]] |35||21||||||8{{efn|name=c-cl|Appearances in [[CONCACAF Champions League]]}}||4||-||-||43||25 |- |[[2011–12 Mexican Primera División season|2011–12]] |31||13||||||9{{efn|name=c-cl}}||7||1{{efn|name=cwc|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||1||41||21 |- |[[2012–13 Liga MX season|2012–13]] |32||10||||||9{{efn|name=c-cl}}||5||0||0||41||15 |- |[[2013–14 Liga MX season|2013–14]] |19||12||||||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=cwc}}||1||21||13 |- |[[2014–15 Liga MX season|2014–15]] |17||2||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||2 |- !Total !134!!58!!!!!!26!!16!!3!!2!!163!!76 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !290!!160!!!!!!47!!34!!5!!3!!342!!197 |}

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===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|[[Chile national football team|Chile]] |2005||3||0 |- |2006||5||4 |- |2007||14||4 |- |2008||10||3 |- |2009||9||6 |- |2010||4||1 |- |2011||9||3 |- |2012||5||0 |- |2013||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!60!!21 |}

:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suazo goal''.<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/9611/Humberto_Suazo.html|title=Suazo, Humberto|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Humberto Suazo |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 24 March 2006||[[Estadio El Teniente]], [[Rancagua]], Chile ||{{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|4–1 ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | align="center"|2 || 30 May 2006||Stade Jean-Bouloumie, [[Vittel]], France ||{{fb|Ivory Coast}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|3 || 2 June 2006||[[Rasunda Stadion]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden ||{{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|4 || 16 August 2006||[[Estadio Nacional de Chile]], [[Santiago]], Chile ||{{fb|COL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly |- | align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|27 June 2007|| rowspan="2"|[[Polideportivo Cachamay]], [[Puerto Ordaz]], Venezuela || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ECU}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan=2 align="center"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|[[2007 Copa América]] |- | align="center"|6 || align="center"|2–2 |- | align="center"|7 || 7 July 2007||[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]], Venezuela ||{{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|1–5 || align="center"|1–6 ||2007 Copa América |- | align="center"|8 || 17 October 2007||Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile ||{{fb|PER}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|18 June 2008|| rowspan="2"|Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela || rowspan="2"|{{fb|VEN}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan=2 align="center"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|10 || align="center"|3–2 |- | align="center"|11 || 10 September 2008||Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile || {{fb|COL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–0 ||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|12 || 29 March 2009||[[Estadio Monumental "U"]], [[Lima]], Peru ||{{fb|Peru}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 ||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|13 || 6 June 2009 ||[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]], Paraguay ||{{fb|PAR}} || align="center"|2–0|| align="center"|2–0 ||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|14 || rowspan="2"|9 September 2009|| rowspan="2"|[[Estádio de Pituaçu]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Brazil || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|1–2 || rowspan=2 align="center"|2–4 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|15 || align="center"|2–2 |- | align="center"|16 || 10 October 2009||[[Estadio Atanasio Girardot]], [[Medellín]], Colombia ||{{fb|COL}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|4–2 ||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|17 || 14 October 2009||[[Estadio Monumental David Arellano]], Santiago, Chile ||{{fb|ECU}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 ||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|18 || 30 May 2010||[[Estadio Municipal de Concepción]], [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], Chile ||{{fb|ISR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly |- | align="center"|19 || 19 June 2011 || Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile || {{fb|EST}} || align="center"| 3– 0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly |- | align="center"|20 || 17 July 2011||[[Estadio del Bicentenario]], [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]], Argentina ||{{fb|VEN}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 ||[[2011 Copa América knockout stage|2011 Copa América]] |- | align="center"|21 || 11 October 2011||Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile ||{{fb|PER}} || align="center"|4–2 || align="center"|4–2 ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |}

==Honours==

===Club=== '''San Luis de Quillota''' *[[Tercera A (Chile)|Tercera División A de Chile]]: 2003<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chile 2003 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chile03.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

'''Colo-Colo''' *[[Primera División de Chile]]: [[2006 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2006-A]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Chile 2006 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chile06.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> [[2006 Torneo Clausura (Chile)|2006-C]],<ref name=":1" /> [[Torneo de Apertura de Chile 2007|2007-A]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chile 2007 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chile07.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> [[2015 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2015-A]] *[[Copa Sudamericana]] runner-up: [[2006 Copa Sudamericana|2006]]

'''Monterrey''' *[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Apertura 2009|Apertura 2009]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mexico 2009/10 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mex2-2010.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> [[2010–11 Primera División de México season|Apertura 2010]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mexico 2010/11 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mex2011.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> *[[CONCACAF Champions League]]: [[2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League|2010–11]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central American Club Competitions 2010/11 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups2011.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> [[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League|2011–12]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central American Club Competitions 2011/12 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups2012.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> [[2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League|2012–13]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central American Club Competitions 2012/13 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups2013.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

===Individual=== *[[Tercera A (Chile)|Tercera División A de Chile]] top scorer: 2003<ref name=":0" /> *[[Primera División de Chile|Torneo Apertura de Chile]] Golden Boot: 2006,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Chile - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chiletops.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> 2007<ref name=":2" /> *[[IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer]]: 2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFFHS - Various Annual Awards |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-various.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> *[[List of Mexican league top scorers|Mexican Primera División Torneo Clausura]] top scorer: 2008<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mexico - List of Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mextops.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> *[[Copa Sudamericana]] top scorer: 2006 *[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)]] top scorer *[[Primera División de México Apertura 2009 Liguilla]]: top scorer, tied with teammate [[Aldo de Nigris]] (4 Goals) *[[Primera División de México Apertura 2009]]: [[Balón de Oro (Mexico)|Balon de Oro]] for Best Player of the Tournament. *[[2010–11 Primera División de México season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2010]]: [[Balón de Oro (Mexico)|Balon de Oro]] for Best Player of the Tournament. *[[2010–11 Primera División de México season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2010]]: Best Striker of the Tournament *[[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League]] top scorer *[[TNT Sports (Chile)|TNT Sports Chile]]'s Gala Crack - Legend Award: 2025<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orrego Bocchieri |first1=Héctor |title=Una maravilla: Así fue la Gala Crack 2025 de TNT Sports con los mejores del fútbol chileno |url=https://tntsports.cl/nacional/Gala-Crack-2025-donde-ver-en-vivo-transmision-por-TNT-Sports-y-ver-en-Youtube-premios-oficiales-futbol-chileno-20251208-0007.html |publisher=[[TNT Sports (Chile)|TNT Sports Chile]] |access-date=9 December 2025 |language=es |date=8 December 2025}}</ref> * [[Soccer Hall of Fame (Pachuca)|Soccer Hall of Fame]]: 2026<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arriaza |first1=Bastian |title=Dos chilenos ingresan al Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Internacional: momento histórico |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/dos-chilenos-ingresan-al-salon-de-la-fama-del-futbol-internacional-momento-historico-f202604-n/ |website=[[Diario AS]] |access-date=28 April 2026 |language=es |date=28 April 2026}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons}} *{{NFT|9611}} *{{Medio Tiempo|humberto-suazo}}

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