Eduardo Andres Villegas Camarena (born 29 March 1964) is a Bolivian

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manager and former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Villegas began his career at hometown club Petrolero. In 1986, Villegas joined

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, staying with the club for two seasons. In 1988, Villegas joined

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, before re-signing for The Strongest in time for the 1989

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, where he won the title with The Strongest. In 1991, Villegas signed for

Wilstermann Club Deportivo Jorge Wilstermann, known simply as Wilstermann, is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba, founded on 24 November 1949 by a group of workers of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jorge Wilste ...

, winning the

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in his solitarity season at the club. In 1994, after a third spell with The Strongest and San José, Villegas signed for Bolívar, winning the Primera División. In 1995, Villegas re-joined San José, winning another Primera División. In 1997, Villegas joined The Strongest for a fourth spell, before signing for

Independiente Petrolero Club Independiente Petrolero is a football club from Sucre, Bolivia currently playing in the Bolivian Primera División, the top-tier football league in Bolivia. The club was founded on April 4, 1932 and plays its home games at the Estadio Olímpi ...

in 1998, where he retired.

International career

From 1985 to 1989, Villegas represented

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16 times, including at the

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and

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editions of the

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Managerial career

During the

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, Villegas managed former club The Strongest, leading the club to a second placed finish. In 2006, Villegas joined

Universitario de Sucre Club Deportivo Universitario San Francisco Xavier is a professional football team based in Sucre, Bolivia that competes in the Bolivian Primera División. The club has two titles in its history and also has three international appearances in co ...

as manager, before re-joining The Strongest a year later. In 2009, Villegas became Bolivia manager, serving in the role until November 2010. Following his spell with Bolivia, Villegas managed Wilstermann and Wilstermann, before once again re-joining The Strongest in March 2012. In 2014, Villegas was appointed manager of

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

, joining Bolívar a year later. In 2016, Villegas managed

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. In 2017, Villegas joined

, before joining San José in 2018. In January 2019, Villegas was appointed manager of Bolivia for a second time. He was fired after the

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where his team finished bottom.

Personal life

Villegas' younger 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.

Managerial Statistics

References

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