Héctor Núñez

Héctor Núñez
Personal information
Full name	Héctor Núñez Bello
Date of birth	8 May 1936
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	20 December 2011 (aged 75)
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1959	Nacional
1959–1965	Valencia
1965–1966	Mallorca
1966–1968	Levante
International career
1957–1959	Uruguay
Managerial career
1971	Calvo Sotelo
1972	Tenerife
1972–1973	Tenerife
1973–1974	Levante
1974–1975	Rayo Vallecano
1975–1976	Real Valladolid
1976	Granada
1977–1978	Rayo Vallecano
1978	Atlético Madrid
1979–1980	Rayo Vallecano
1981–1983	Tecos
1983–1984	Las Palmas
1984–1987	Rayo Vallecano
1989	Nacional
1992	Costa Rica
1993–1994	Valencia
1994–1997	Uruguay
2001	Al-Nasr
2007	Tacuarembó
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Héctor Núñez Bello (8 May 1936 – 19 December 2011)^[1] 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, and he was part of the squad for the 1959 Copa América.^[2]

He moved to Spain to join Valencia, and 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 at age 75.

Managerial career

Núñez worked as the manager of a considerable number of clubs in Spain and 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 Uruguay to the Copa América 1995 championship.