Héctor Núñez
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Héctor Núñez Bello (8 May 1936 – 19 December 2011) was a Uruguayan
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and
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. He was manager of the Uruguay squad that won Copa América 1995.


Playing career

Núñez was born in
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and started his playing career at the age of 19 playing for
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. His good form earned him a chance to play for Uruguay, he was part of the squad for the 1959 Copa América.Copa América 1959
at
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He moved to Spain to join
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, he won the
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in two consecutive seasons with the club. Later in his career he played for
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and Levante. Núñez died in Spain, aged 75.


Managerial career

Núñez worked as the manager of a considerable number of clubs in Spain, he has also managed in
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and Uruguayan club football. He was manager of the Costa Rica national team in 1992 and the Uruguay national team between 1994 and 1997 where he led them to the Copa América 1995 championship.


Honours


Player

Nacional *
Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, ...
:
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Valencia *
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: 1961–62, 1962–63


Manager

Nacional * Copa Interamericana: 1988 *
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Uruguay *
Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
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References


External links


Valencia statistics
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