Héctor Núñez


Héctor Núñez Bello was a Uruguayan footballer and manager. He was manager of the Uruguay squad that won Copa América 1995.

Playing career

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

Titles

Player

SeasonTeamTitle
1955NacionalUruguayan Primera División
1956NacionalUruguayan Primera División
1957NacionalUruguayan Primera División
1961–62ValenciaInter-Cities Fairs Cup
1962–63ValenciaInter-Cities Fairs Cup

Manager

SeasonTeamTitle
1988NacionalCopa Interamericana
1989NacionalRecopa Sudamericana
1995UruguayCopa América

Managerial career

Núñez worked as the manager of a considerable number of clubs in Spain, he has also managed in Mexican 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.