Héctor Hugo Eugui

Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli (born 18 February 1947) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. A forward, was a notably player with Deportivo Toluca.

Héctor Hugo Eugui
Personal information
Full name Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli
Date of birth (1947-02-18) 18 February 1947
Place of birth Mercedes, Uruguay
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bristol de Mercedes
1969 Nacional
1970 Cerro
1971 Argentinos Juniors
1972–1978 Toluca
1978–1980 Tigres 41 (3)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Monterrey
1984–1985 Jaibos Tampico Madero
1987–1987 Correcaminos UAT
1989–1991 Cobras
1991–1993 Correcaminos UAT
1994–1995 Deportivo Irapuato
1995–1997 Real España
1999 Veracruz
1999 Comunicaciones
2000–2002 Atlético Mexiquense
2001 Toluca (interim)
2008–2009 Indios
2011 Puebla
2011 Toluca
2012 Tecos UAG
2017–2018 Potros UAEM
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eugui and the second or maternal family name is Simoncelli.

Club career

Born in Mercedes, Eugui began playing football with Bristol de Mercedes. Soon, he joined Club Nacional de Football, where he won the 1969 Uruguayan Primera División, and C.A. Cerro in 1970. Eugui had a brief stint in Argentina with Argentinos Juniors before moving to Mexico in 1972, where he scored a goal in the semi-finals of the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup[1] and won the league with Deportivo Toluca F.C. in 1974–75.[2]

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Eugui became a football manager. During his time at Ciudad Juarez, Eugui helped ht team not to be relegated to Primera A, and the team advanced to the Clausura 2009 semifinals after they eliminated defending champions Club Toluca, but they were eliminated by CF Pachuca by an aggregate score of 4–3. For the next tournament after 10 games and only just tied four games and lost six without a win he was sacked.[3] He managed Ciudad Juarez in 44 games, won 12, tied 12 and lost 15.[4]

On 17 May 2011, Eugui was named the new coach of Toluca for the Apertura 2011 season. In 17 games, he managed to win four, tie eight, and lose win games. After the season ended, Eugui was sacked from the team.[5]

On 13 November 2017, he was named the manager of Potros UAEM for the Clausura 2018 season.[6]

Radio

Currently, Hector Hugo Eugui hosts a radio show in El Paso, TX on KAMA-750AM with co-host and analyst former player Miguel Murillo

References
  1. Goloboy, Jim; Stokkermans, Karel (6 October 2011). "Central American Club Competitions 1972". RSSSF.
  2. González, Juan Pablo (12 February 2011). "Los 10 mejores jugadores en la historia del Toluca" [The top 10 players in the history of Toluca] (in Spanish). El Universal Estado de México.
  3. Eugui fue cesado de Indios
  4. Eugui pays the price for poor form at Juarez
  5. "Futbol Nacional - RÉCORD - Partidos EN VIVO, Noticias, Resultados, Estadísticas y Posiciones".
  6. "Héctor Hugo Eugui Dirigirá a Potros UAEM" [Héctor Hugo Eugui will lead Potros UAEM.] (in Spanish). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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