Hugo Marcelo Ovelar Irrazábal (born 21 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer, who played for clubs in

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and

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and in the Paraguay national team at the

1997 Copa América Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South American ...

and

1999 Copa América The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There was no qualifying for the final tournament. Mexico and Japan were invited to ...

. He currently is a football manager. He was born in

Concepción, Paraguay Concepción () is a city & district in northern Paraguay and capital of the Concepción Department. It lies next to the Paraguay River. Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the ...

Coaching career

Pasaquina

In December 2015, Ovelar signed as new coach of Pasaquina of the

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, replacing

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. In January 2017, Ovelar was replaced by Omar Sevilla.

Municipal Limeño

In 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

In September 2018, Ovelar was announced as new coach of

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, replacing

Mario Elias Guevara Mario Elías Guevara Rivera (born March 1, 1971) is a former Salvadoran professional football player. Club career Nicknamed ''el Jefe'' (the boss), Guevara started his career at local club Tiburones, then had a lengthy spell at Primera Divisi ...

for the rest of the Apertura 2018, after a 2–5 defeat against Alianza. In December 2018, Ovelar was replaced by

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Honours

Club

;Cobreloa *

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(2): 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura

References

External links

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Hugo Ovelar
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) * * * 1971 births Living people People from Concepción, Paraguay Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Santos Laguna footballers La Paz F.C. players Cerro Porteño players Club Guaraní players Club 2 de Mayo footballers Sportivo Patria footballers Club Sol de América footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Bolivia 1997 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players Men's association football forwards Municipal Limeño managers Paraguayan football managers Deportivo Santaní managers {{Paraguay-footy-forward-stub