Hugo Alves Velame (born 23 July 1974), simply known as Hugo, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who is the assistant manager of the Jordan women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Alves Velame | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Flamengo | 39 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Bahia (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1996 | → Fluminense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1997 | → América de Rio Preto (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2005 | Groningen | 206 | (29) |
| 2005–2006 | AEP Paphos | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Veendam | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Almirante Brown | 3 | (3) |
| Total | 272 | (33) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Groningen (youth) | ||
| 2013–2016 | VV Pelikaan-S | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cambuur (youth) | ||
| 2019 | HFC '15 | ||
| 2020–2022 | Al-Ittihad (youth) | ||
| 2023 | Jordan women (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editHugo began his career in the youth system of Flamengo and played for their first team from 1993 to 1995.[1] Afterward, he was loaned to Bahia, Fluminense, and América de Rio Preto.[2] He then moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen, where he became a club icon as their attacking midfielder, making more than 200 appearance for the club in nine years. He later played in Cyprus and had a brief stint with Veendam.[3][4][5] In the 2007–08 season, Hugo served as a youth coach at Groningen. After spending a year playing for Almirante Brown in Argentina, he returned to Groningen.[6]
Coaching career
editHugo, who also acquired Dutch nationality, began his coaching career as a youth coach at Groningen.[7] From the 2016–17 season, he managed the under-19 team at Cambuur and later briefly served as head coach of VV Pelikaan-S.[8][9] In December 2018, Hugo was appointed the coach of the Saturday Tweede Klasse team of HFC '15 starting January 2019, while also coaching youth teams at various regional amateur clubs.[10]
Between 2020 and 2022, he coached the under-13 and under-15 teams of Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.[6] In 2023, he was the assistant coach of the Jordan women's national team.[6]
References
edit- ^ Netto, Paulo. "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Hugo)". Flaestatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Hugo :: Época a Época". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Hugo gaat aan de slag op Cyprus". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Hugo aan de slag bij BV Veendam". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Hugo naar BV Veendam". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Bosma, Symen (6 July 2023). "Oud-FC Groningen-speler Hugo Alves Velame (48) uit Groningen traint nu de vrouwen van Jordanië. 'Wel zorgen dat ze in beweging blijven'". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Hugo vertrekt na achttien jaar FC Groningen". FC Groningen (in Dutch). 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Oud-prof Hugo Alves Velame hoofdtrainer SC Cambuur A1". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ ""Hugo Alves Velame (jeugdtrainer FC Groningen) gepolst voor veldtrainerschap Pelikaan-S uit Oostwold"". www.fcgonline.nl. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Hugo Alves Velame (Hugo) nieuwe trainer ZA1". HFC '15 (in Dutch). 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
