Hugo Ovelar

Hugo Ovelar
Personal information
Full name Hugo Marcelo Ovelar Irrazábal
Date of birth (1971-02-21) 21 February 1971
Place of birth Concepción, Paraguay
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Santaní (manager)
Youth career
Mariscal López
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 River Plate Asunción
Olimpia 0 (0)
Sport Colombia
Tembetary
1994 San Lorenzo 4 (0)
1995–1997 Guaraní 44 (18)
1998 Cerro Porteño 21 (8)
1999 Sportivo Luqueño
1999–2000 Santos Laguna 48 (2)
2001 Libertad 9 (1)
2001–2002 Guaraní 17 (1)
2002 Cerro Porteño 11 (0)
2003 Cobreloa 8 (1)
2004 Sol de América 22 (4)
2005 2 de Mayo 17 (3)
2005 Sportivo Patria 7 (1)
2006 La Paz 18 (2)
2006 General Caballero ZC 9 (0)
2009 Porvenir Alteño (–)
International career
1997–1999 Paraguay
Managerial career
2010–2012 13 de Junio
2013 3 de Febrero
2013 Liga Concepcionera
2014 4 de Octubre
2015 Martín Ledesma
2015–2016 Pasaquina
2017 Municipal Limeño
2018 Sonsonate
2021 Atyrá
2021 2 de Mayo
2022 Deportivo Santaní
2023 Rubio Ñu
2024 Sportivo Carapeguá
2024 Sportivo San Lorenzo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugo Marcelo Ovelar Irrazábal (born 21 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer, who played for clubs in Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Bolivia and in the Paraguay national team at the 1997 Copa América and 1999 Copa América. He currently is a football manager.[1][2]

Playing career

Born in Concepción, Paraguay, Ovelar was trained at club Mariscal López. He stood out with Cerro Porteño and Guaraní in his homeland. He also played for clubs such as River Plate, Olimpia, Sport Colombia, Tembetary, Sportivo Luqueño,[3] among others.[4][5][6]

Abroad, he played for Argentine club San Lorenzo de Almagro in 1994.[6] In other countries, he played for Mexican club Santos Laguna, the Chilean club Cobreloa[7] and the Bolivian club La Paz.

Coaching career

Pasaquina

In December 2015, Ovelar signed as new coach of Pasaquina of the Salvadoran Primera División, replacing Víctor Coreas. In January 2017, Ovelar was replaced by Omar Sevilla.

Municipal Limeño

In February 2016, Ovelar signed as new coach of Municipal Limeño, replacing Francisco Robles for the rest of the Clausura 2017. In December 2017, Ovelar was replaced by Emiliano Barrera.

Sonsonate

In September 2018, Ovelar was announced as new coach of Sonsonate, replacing Mario Elias Guevara for the rest of the Apertura 2018, after a 2–5 defeat against Alianza. In December 2018, Ovelar was replaced by Nelson Mauricio Ancheta.

Honours

Cobreloa

References

  1. ^ "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Hugo Ovelar: "En el primer tiempo pudimos marcar como 10 goles"". Archived from the original on 27 March 2017.
  3. ^ "C. Sportivo Luqueño vs Uruguay - AUF". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. ^ ""Emociona jugar los clásicos"". Crónica (in Spanish). 20 November 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hugo Ovelar (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Ovelar Hugo". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 27 December 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Cobreloa 2003 - Campeonato de Apertura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.