Héctor Berenguel del Pino (born 11 October 1974), known simply as Héctor as a player, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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or a

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, currently a

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. He appeared in 162

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matches in a 16-year professional career, mainly in representation of Deportivo (five seasons). He added 111 games and nine goals in the

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Playing career

Héctor was born in

Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city gr ...

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, and started playing with local Polideportivo Almería in the

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. In 1995 he signed with another side in that tier, Elche CF, achieving promotion to

two years later. After Elche were relegated the immediate season after, Héctor returned to his native region and joined

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. Ever-present during his three-year tenure, he won two promotions to

, scoring a career-high five goals in 2000–01 but also experiencing relegation the previous campaign; his first match in the competition came on 22 August 1999, in a 2–2 home draw against

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Héctor signed for Deportivo de La Coruña following the Galicians' league conquest, and proceeded to be relatively used, notably helping them to the 2002 edition of the

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. In summer 2006 he moved to

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

of the same league on a two-year contract, where he managed 29 league appearances in his second year, retiring aged 33 after helping the

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team to a final seventh place.

Coaching career

Berenguel went back to Andalusia in the 2009 off-season, taking charge of

CD Roquetas Club Deportivo Puerto Roquetas, also known as Roquetas, is a Spanish football team based in Roquetas de Mar, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1970, it currently plays in Primera Andaluza – Group 4, holding home games at ''E ...

' youth academy. In 2011–12 he had his first senior coaching experience, starting the third-tier campaign with local

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'', ...

, with the club folding after a couple of months. Berenguel then signed for amateurs CD Comarca del Mármol, overseeing two consecutive promotions to reach

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in 2015. Following three years of inactivity, he was then part of

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's staff at AD Alcorcón (twice) and CD Tenerife. On 3 July 2023, Berenguel returned to managerial duties after being appointed at

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side

San Fernando CD San Fernando Club Deportivo Isleño is a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Bahía Sur, ...

. On 16 October, having collected two wins in eight matches, he was dismissed.

Honours

Sevilla *

: 2000–01 Deportivo *

: 2001–02

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berenguel, Hector 1974 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Almería Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CP Almería players Elche CF players Sevilla FC players Deportivo de La Coruña players RCD Mallorca players Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Primera Federación managers Polideportivo Ejido managers San Fernando CD managers