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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Marcelo Ovelar Irrazábal | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1971 | ||
| 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
editPasaquina
editIn 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
editIn 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
editIn 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
editClub
edit- Cobreloa
References
edit- ^ "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Hugo Ovelar: "En el primer tiempo pudimos marcar como 10 goles" | elsalvador.com". Archived from the original on 27 March 2017.
External links
edit- Hugo Marcelo Ovelar at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Hugo Ovelar at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
- Hugo Ovelar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hugo Ovelar coach profile at Soccerway
- Hugo Ovelar at WorldFootball.net
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