Héctor Hugo Eugui

Héctor Hugo Eugui
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli
Date of birth18 February 1947
Place of birthMercedes, Uruguay
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bristol de Mercedes
1969Nacional
1970Cerro
1971Argentinos Juniors
1972–1978Toluca
1978–1980Tigres41(3)
Teams managed
1981–1982Monterrey
1984–1985Jaibos Tampico Madero
1987–1987Correcaminos UAT
1989–1991Cobras
1991–1993Correcaminos UAT
1994–1995Deportivo Irapuato
1995–1997Real España
1999Veracruz
1999Comunicaciones
2000–2002Atlético Mexiquense
2001Toluca (interim)
2008–2009Indios
2011Puebla
2011Toluca
2012Tecos UAG
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 27, 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 9,
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Eugui and the second or maternal family name is Simoncelli.

Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli (born February 18, 1947 in Mercedes, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. He was a notably player with Deportivo Toluca.

Club career

Born in Mercedes, Eugui began playing football with Bristol de Mercedes. Soon, he joined Club Nacional de Football, where he won the 1969 Uruguayan Primera División, and C.A. Cerro in 1970. Eugui had a brief stint in Argentina with Argentinos Juniors before moving to Mexico in 1972, where he scored a goal in the semi-finals of the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup[1] and won the league with Deportivo Toluca F.C. in 1974–75.[2]

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Eugui became a football manager. During his time at Ciudad Juarez, Eugui helped ht team not to be relegated to Primera A, and the team advanced to the Clausura 2009 semifinals after they eliminated defending champions Club Toluca, but they were eliminated by CF Pachuca by an aggregate score of 4-3. For the next tournament after 10 games and only just tied 4 games and lost 6 without a win he was sacked.[3] He managed Ciudad Juarez in 44 games, won 12, tied 12 and lost 15.[4]

On May 17, 2011, Eugui was named the new coach of Toluca for the Apertura 2011 season. In 17 games, he managed to win 4, tie 8, and lose 5 games. After the season ended, Eugui was sacked from the team.[5]

References

  1. Goloboy, Jim and Stokkermans, Karel (6 October 2011). "Central American Club Competitions 1972". RSSSF.
  2. González, Juan Pablo (12 February 2011). "Los 10 mejores jugadores en la historia del Toluca" [The top 10 players in the history of Toluca] (in Spanish). El Universal Estado de México.
  3. Eugui fue cesado de Indios
  4. Eugui pays the price for poor form at Juarez

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