Óscar Adolfo Villegas Cámara (born 15 April 1970) is a Bolivian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Always Ready.

Playing career

Born in

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, Villegas began his career with

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, and made his senior debut with

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at the age of 17. In the following year, he moved to Bolívar. Villegas subsequently represented San José, Jorge Wilstermann and

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before signing for

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for the 1999 season. However, he suffered a

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injury and subsequently retired.

Coaching career

Shortly after retiring, Villegas joined Rosario Martínez's staff at

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. He then returned to Aurora as a youth coach, and later worked at Independiente de Quillacollo. After a period at Wilstermann, Villegas returned to Aurora in 2004; initially a manager of the youth sides, he was named manager in March 2004 after

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was sacked, but was dismissed in September and subsequently replaced by Juan Carlos Fernández. Villegas returned to Aurora in 2005, again replacing Zamora, but was replaced by

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in April 2006. He then returned after Islas left, but was himself replaced in August by Luis Galarza. In 2007, Villegas was hired by the

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, and was manager of their under-17 and under-20 sides. In 2010, he returned to Bolívar, working as manager of the youth categories, and spent the 2014 season in charge of Always Ready after they established a partnership with Bolívar to act as their "B" team. On 25 April 2016, Villegas was named interim manager of Bolívar, replacing Rubén Darío Insúa. He returned to his previous role in May after the appointment of

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, and left the club in December 2018, as his youth role was occupied by Wálter Flores. Villegas subsequently worked as an assistant of his brother at the Bolivia national team, Always Ready and

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. On 22 April 2022, he returned to Always, being named manager of the youth categories. In September 2022, Villegas was named manager of Always Ready until the end of the season, after

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was sacked. He returned to his previous role after the season anded, but was again an interim in May, after Claudio Biaggio left; on 8 May 2023, he was permanently named manager of the club.

Personal life

Villegas' older brother

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was also a footballer, and is also a manager. Both played together at San José in 1994 and later worked together for three years.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Villegas, Oscar 1970 births Living people Bolivian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bolivian Primera División players Club Bolívar players Club San José players Club Aurora players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players Real Santa Cruz players Bolivian football managers Bolivian Primera División managers Club Aurora managers Club Always Ready managers Club Bolívar managers