Víctor Fuentes (Chilean footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
Víctor Fuentes
Personal information
Full name Víctor Hugo Fuentes Moreno
Date of birth (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 O'Higgins (manager)
Youth career
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 O'Higgins 4 (0)
1993–1994 Deportes Puerto Montt
1995–2002 Unión Española 126+ (6+)
2003 Universidad de Concepción 12 (0)
2004 Rangers de Talca 12 (0)
2004 Palestino 0 (0)
2005 O'Higgins 3 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2015 O'Higgins (youth)
2015 General Velásquez
2016–2017 O'Higgins (assistant)
2017–2024 O'Higgins (youth)
2020 O'Higgins (interim)
2024– O'Higgins
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Hugo Fuentes Moreno (born 1 July 1972) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of O'Higgins.

Playing career[edit]

Born in Rancagua, Fuentes was a youth product of hometown side O'Higgins, and made his first team debut in 1991. After featuring rarely, he moved to Segunda División side Deportes Puerto Montt for the 1993 season, before joining Unión Española in the Primera División in 1995.[1]

Fuentes suffered relegation with La Furia in 1997, the first-ever in the club's history, but was also in the squad during the 1999 campaign, as they achieved promotion as champions. After leaving the club at the end of the 2002 season, he subsequently represented Universidad de Concepción, Rangers de Talca and Palestino[2] also in the top tier before returning to O'Higgins in 2005, with the club now in the second division. He retired with the latter at the end of the year, aged 33.

Managerial career[edit]

After retiring, Fuentes worked as a youth coach at his last club O'Higgins before becoming a manager of Tercera A side General Velásquez in October 2015. In December, he returned to O'Higgins as an assistant of Cristián Arán in the main squad.[3]

In July 2017, Fuentes returned to the youth sides after Arán was sacked. On 10 October 2020, he was named interim manager after Patricio Graff left,[4] and managed the club for one match (a 2–1 loss to Audax Italiano) before returning to his previous role five days later.

On 6 May 2024, Fuentes was again named interim, after the departure of Juan Manuel Azconzábal.[5] Three days later, he was permanently appointed manager of the club.[6]

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Unión Española

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Víctor Fuentes asume como interino en O´Higgins" [Víctor Fuentes takes over as interim at O'Higgins] (in Spanish). El Rancaguino. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "David Reyes es el nuevo refuerzo de Palestino" [David Reyes is the new addition of Palestino] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Cristián Arán asume como entrenador de O´Higgins" [Cristián Arán takes over as manager of O'Higgins] (in Spanish). El Rancaguino. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "O'Higgins define DT interino y se enfría opción de Martín Palermo" [O'Higgins set interim manager and the option of Martín Palermo gets cold] (in Spanish). El Tipógrafo. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "O'Higgins informó la salida de Juan Manuel Azconzábal y su cuerpo técnico" [O'Higgins informed the departure of Juan Manuel Azconzábal and his coaching staff] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ "O'Higgins toma radical decisión y anuncia a su nuevo entrenador" [O'Higgins make a radical decision and announce their new coach] (in Spanish). En Cancha. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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