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.
 Fuentes with O'Higgins in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Hugo Fuentes Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1972 | ||
| 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 | |||
Playing career
editBorn 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
editAfter 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
editPlayer
editUnión Española
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Víctor Fuentes at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Víctor Fuentes coach profile at Soccerway