Sergio Horacio Egea Rueda (born 21 September 1957) is a retired Argentine

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who played as a

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, and is a manager of Spanish

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Playing career

Born in

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, Egea graduated from

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

's youth setup, after a stint with Cruz de Necochea. He made his debuts as a senior with South Africa's Lusitano FC, before moving to Spain. In Spain, Egea represented Hércules CF B,

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

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, UD Barbastro, Orihuela Deportiva CF and Novelda CF, retiring with the latter in 1989.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Egea took up coaching, starting with UDF Sax. In 1995, he was appointed

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manager, leading the club to fourth position during his first season. After another stint at

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Toledo, Spain, Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Cab ...

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...

and Real Valladolid B, Egea started working with

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, being his assistant at

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, the

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and

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, only leaving in 2009. On 23 April 2012 Egea was named

Estudiantes de Altamira Altamira Fútbol Club, or Estudiantes de Altamira (previously known as Estudiantes de Santander) was a Mexican football team based in Altamira, Tamaulipas. History On July 12, 2001, the expansion club ''Estudiantes de Santander'' announced an op ...

manager. He was sacked on 4 March of the following year, after a 0–2 home defeat against

Lobos de la BUAP Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s ...

. On 13 February 2014 Egea returned to Spain, being appointed at the helm of

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. After winning promotion from

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with the side, he was named

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manager on 6 July. On 13 June 2015, after being crowned champions of

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and taking the side back to

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after a 12-year absence, Egea renewed his contract with the

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for a further year. On 14 March of the following year, despite his side being third-placed, he resigned alleging "personal reasons". On 23 August 2017, Egea was named interim manager of

, but stepped down in October. On 22 April 2019, he returned to Oviedo in the place of departed Juan Antonio Anquela, but was dismissed on 15 September after only one point in the five matches of the new season.

Personal life

Egea's sons,

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and

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, are both also footballers. The former is a forward, while the latter is also a defender.

Managerial statistics

Honours

: 2014–15 * Segunda División Manager of the Month: December 2015

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Egea, Sergio 1957 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Hércules CF B players Deportivo de La Coruña players Elche CF players Recreativo de Huelva players Orihuela Deportiva CF footballers UD Barbastro players Lusitano F.C. (South Africa) players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Argentine expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine football managers Segunda División managers Real Madrid Castilla managers CD Toledo managers Hércules CF managers Real Valladolid Promesas managers CD Eldense managers Real Oviedo managers C.S.D. Xelajú MC managers Salamanca CF UDS managers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen