Víctor Hugo Castañeda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Hugo Castañeda | ||
| Date of birth | June 21, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad de Concepción (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981-1986 | Palestino | ||
| 1987-1988 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 1989-1992 | Palestino | ||
| 1992-1997 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996-1997 | Chile | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002-2003 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2005-2010 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 2011-2012 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| 2012- | Everton de Viña del Mar | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Víctor Hugo Castañeda (born June 21, 1962 in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile) is Chilean football manager.
Career
Player
Castañeda played for Palestino most of his career. Arrives to Universidad de Chile in 1992, and obtained 2 National Titles (1994 and 1995).
He was part of the Chile national football team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualyfiers, but retired before he can play in World Cup, but he was invited to be a part of Nelson Acosta staff during the World Cup.
Manager
In 2002, he was signed as coach of Universidad de Chile, charge that lefts in 2003 after irregular campaigns.In 2005, Castañeda arrived to Deportes La Serena. That year, in the 2005 Clausura, the team got to semifinals after winning 4-1 in penalties to Colo Colo, but then, lost to Universidad Católica.[1] After a narrowness the later years, La Serena finishes second in the regular phase of the 2009 Clausura, the best place ever in the history of the team.[2] La Serena reached semifinals that tournament.
In the last days of April 2011, he was signed as the new coach of Universidad de Concepción, but only for a less than a year as on March 26, 2012 he was fired due to bad results.
On May 3, 2012, he signed as manager of Everton, a team from the Chilean Primera División B. On November 26, 2012, Everton was promoted to Chilean Primera División.
Titles
Player
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Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile:1994, 1995
References
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