Víctor Hugo Andrada Canalis (born 25 December 1958 in Santa Fe), nicknamed ''Copito'', is an Argentine

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manager and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Nueva Santa Cruz.

Club career

In his native country he played professional football for

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Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

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and

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, but the neighbouring country of

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is where he spent most of his extensive career, playing for teams such as,

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, San José,

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and

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. He also made a short spell in the Liga Chilena de Fútbol with

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Managerial career

Following his retirement, "Copito" pursued a career as a football manager in

. In 2005, he took over club Real Potosí, but he was sacked due to poor results. In 2007, he made his comeback with

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, but the team fell short from winning the promotion after losing in a two-game series to Guabirá. Nevertheless, Andrada got his recognition in 2008 as he took the team back to the Copa Simón Bolivar finals; only this time, his team came victorious. Therefore, gained promotion to the

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for the first time in the club's history. The next year Andrada had an explosive start in first division with Nacional, leading the standings during the first ten weeks; however, the team began to stagger and eventually fell behind. On June 14, 2009, after 18 games into the season, Andrada resigned from his job in protest to constant intrusion of the board of directors in team affairs. On July 6, 2009, he assumed his managerial duties with

, where he won the national league title of Clausura 2009, defeating Bolívar in the final match.El ‘penta’ es una realidad
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References

External links

Víctor Hugo Andrada – Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI *
Víctor Hugo Andrada: "El fútbol necesita formadores"
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrada, Victor Hugo 1958 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Bolivian men's footballers Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Blooming players Club San José players The Strongest players Unión Española footballers Club Destroyers players Club Real Potosí players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine football managers Bolivian football managers Independiente Petrolero managers Club Real Potosí managers C.A. Nacional Potosí managers Club Blooming managers C.D. Jorge Wilstermann managers C.D. Real Tomayapo managers Club Deportivo Guabirá managers C.D. Palmaflor del Trópico managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Royal Pari F.C. managers Mushuc Runa S.C. managers