Victor Hugo Monzón

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Victor Hugo Monzón Pérez (born November 12, 1957^[1]) is a Guatemalan football coach and former defender who played most of his career for the club Aurora FC in the 1980s and 1990s and became a member and later captain of the Guatemala national team.

Born in Guatemala City, Monzón started his career in the youth divisions of Aurora FC, who promoted him to the Liga Mayor (top division) in 1977.^{[verification needed]} He spent almost his entire professional career at that club, being part of the league-winning squads of the 1978, 1984, 1986, and 1992-93 seasons. He ended his club career with a stint at CSD Municipal.

Monzón was first called up to the Guatemalan national team in 1979, and represented it at the 1983 Pan American Games, where the team obtained the silver medal. Later, he played during the World Cup qualification processes for the World Cups of 1986, 1990, and 1994. He was also part of the squad that participated at the 1988 Olympic Tournament. Overall, he went on to appear in 103 international matches,^{[verification needed]} a record for his country; his last cap was against Honduras in 1992. He was succeeded by Juan Manuel Funes as the national team captain.

After his retirement from playing in 1994, Monzón became a coach, being in charge of the Guatemalan Under-17 in his early coaching years. After having been an assistant coach for club Municipal, he was appointed their manager in April 2007.^[2] He succeeded Enzo Trossero at this position, which Monzón held until November 2007 when he was substituted by Jorge Benítez.^[3]