Armando Mario Husillos Herrero (born 5 February 1959) is an Argentine

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manager and former player who most recently was the

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at English club

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. He played as a striker during a career that began at

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

in 1973. He was top scorer in the 1983

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, while playing for

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. He spent much of his career in Spain and played in Málaga during three different periods. After his retirement, he managed

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and

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, and had spells as sporting director at

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Playing career

Husillos started his professional playing career in 1977 with

, where he was part of the squad that won the

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

. The 1977–78 season also saw the club win the Liberty Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. He played for

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during the 1978–79 season, returning to Boca for 1979–80. This was followed by a spell at

, where his 11 goals in the 1983

earned him top scorer honours. He also played for

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, where

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was a goalkeeper and trainer, and later with

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and

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, where he had a brief spell with the exhibition side of 1985. He moved to

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and saw the club win promotion to the Spanish First Division in 1987–88. After three years at Malaga, he moved to

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and saw the club also achieve promotion. This was followed by two seasons at

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. Husillos then played for

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, returning to CD Málaga during the 1991–92 season. After a spell at

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, he ended his career at Málaga club

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in 1993–94.

Managerial career

Husillos served as director of youth football at

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, before moving to Tigre, where he was assistant coach. He returned to Morón as head coach, and then moved to

, earning his first managerial appointment after a year as a trainer. He guided the club to promotion from the

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to the

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. He resigned ten games into the Apertura 2000 tournament. After spells at Unión Central in Bolivia as head coach, a return to Almagro as coach, and then

as athletic director and coach, he joined Al-Ittihad Jeddah in Saudi Arabia as director of football for the 2008–09 season. He managed Málaga B between 2006 and 2007. In August 2012, Husillos joined

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, then managed by

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, as

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, with a contract that ran until June 2013. In December 2013, he returned for a second spell in the role. He returned to Málaga, again as sporting director, in October 2017. He came in for criticism for his transfer selections in a season that ended in relegation to the Segunda Division. He left the role on 8 June 2018. The following week, he was appointed director of football for English

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club

. Following the sacking of

in December 2019, Husillos also left the club.

Outside football

Husillos has worked as a commentator for Punto Radio and written a column for '' Marca''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Husillos, Armando 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Morón Partido Argentine men's footballers Boca Juniors footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Real Murcia players Málaga CF players CD Tenerife players Cádiz CF players Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine football managers Almagro managers Real Murcia managers Cartagena FC players Men's association football forwards Expatriate football managers in Spain West Ham United F.C. directors and chairmen Expatriate football managers in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia CD Cieza players West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff Footballers from Buenos Aires Province