Héctor Núñez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Núñez Bello | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 2011 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1959 | Nacional | ||
| 1959–1965 | Valencia | 154 | (61) |
| 1965–1966 | Mallorca | 24 | (6) |
| 1966-1968 | Levante | 42 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 1957–1959 | Uruguay | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971 | Calvo Sotelo | ||
| 1972 | Tenerife | ||
| 1972–1973 | Tenerife | ||
| 1973–1974 | Levante | ||
| 1974–1975 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1975–1976 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1976 | Granada | ||
| 1977–1978 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1978 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1979–1980 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1981–1983 | Tecos | ||
| 1983–1984 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1984–1987 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1989 | Nacional | ||
| 1992 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1993–1994 | Valencia | ||
| 1994–1997 | Uruguay | ||
| 2001 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2007 | Tacuarembó | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Héctor Núñez Bello (8 May 1936 – 19 December 2011)[1] was a Uruguayan footballer and manager. He was manager of the Uruguay squad that won Copa América 1995.
Playing career
Núñez was born in Montevideo and started his playing career at the age of 19 playing for Nacional. His good form earned him a chance to play for Uruguay, he was part of the squad for the 1959 Copa América.[2]
He moved to Spain to join Valencia, he won the Fairs Cup in two consecutive seasons with the club. Later in his career he played for Mallorca and Levante.
Núñez died in Spain, aged 75.
Titles
Player
Manager
| Season | Team | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Nacional | Copa Interamericana |
| 1989 | Nacional | Recopa Sudamericana |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Copa América |
Managerial career
Núñez worked as the manager of a considerable number of clubs in Spain, he has also managed in Mexican and Uruguayan club football. He was manager of the Costa Rica national team in 1992 and the Uruguay national team between 1994 and 1997 where he led them to the Copa América 1995 championship.
References
- ↑ Falleció Héctor “Pichón” Núñez (Spanish)
- ↑ Copa América 1959 at rsssf
External links
- (Spanish) Valencia statistics
- BD Fútbol
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