Hugo Marcelo Ovelar Irrazábal (born 21 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer, who played for clubs in Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Bolivia and in the Paraguay national team at the 1997 Copa América and 1999 Copa América.

Hugo Ovelar
Personal information
Full name Hugo Marcelo Ovelar Irrazábal
Date of birth (1971-02-21) 21 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Concepción, Paraguay
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Santaní (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 River Plate
1990–1994 San Lorenzo
1995–1997 Guaraní
1998 Cerro Porteño
1998–2000 Santos Laguna
2001–2002 Guaraní
2003 Cobreloa
2004 Sol de América
2005 2 de Mayo
2005 2 de Mayo
2005 Sportivo Patria
2006 La Paz FC
2006 General Caballero
International career
1997–1999 Paraguay
Managerial career
2010–2012 13 de Junio
2012 Deportes Concepción
2013 3 de Febrero
2014 4 de Octubre
2015 Martín Ledesma
2015–2016 Pasaquina
2017 Municipal Limeño
2018 Sonsonate
2021 Atyrá
2021 2 de Mayo
2022– Deportivo Santaní
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He currently is a football manager.[1][2]

He was born in Concepción, Paraguay.

Coaching career

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Pasaquina

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In December 2015, Ovelar signed as new coach of Pasaquina of the Salvadoran Primera División, replacing Víctor Coreas. In January 2017, Ovelar was replaced by Omar Sevilla.

Municipal Limeño

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In February 2016, Ovelar signed as new coach of Municipal Limeño, replacing Francisco Robles for the rest of the Clausura 2017. In December 2017, Ovelar was replaced by Emiliano Barrera.

Sonsonate

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In September 2018, Ovelar was announced as new coach of Sonsonate, replacing Mario Elias Guevara for the rest of the Apertura 2018, after a 2–5 defeat against Alianza. In December 2018, Ovelar was replaced by Nelson Mauricio Ancheta.

Honours

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Club

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Cobreloa

References

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  1. ^ "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Hugo Ovelar: "En el primer tiempo pudimos marcar como 10 goles" | elsalvador.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2017.
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