Óscar Villegas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Adolfo Villegas Cámara | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolivia (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Enrique Happ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Aurora | ||
| 1988–1992 | Bolívar | ||
| 1992–1993 | San José | ||
| 1994 | Jorge Wilstermann | (4) | |
| 1994–1996 | San José | ||
| 1997 | Real Santa Cruz | ||
| 1999 | Independiente Petrolero | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Real Potosí (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Aurora (youth) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Independiente de Quillacollo | ||
| 2003–2004 | Jorge Wilstermann (youth) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Aurora (youth) | ||
| 2004 | Aurora (interim) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Aurora | ||
| 2007–2009 | Bolivia U17 | ||
| 2007–2009 | Bolivia U20 | ||
| 2010–2014 | Bolívar (youth) | ||
| 2014 | Always Ready | ||
| 2015–2018 | Bolívar (youth) | ||
| 2016 | Bolívar (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Bolivia (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Always Ready (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Blooming (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Always Ready (youth) | ||
| 2022 | Always Ready (interim) | ||
| 2023 | Always Ready | ||
| 2023 | Always Ready (reserves) | ||
| 2023 | Always Ready (interim) | ||
| 2024 | Always Ready | ||
| 2024 | Always Ready (youth) | ||
| 2024– | Bolivia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Óscar Adolfo Villegas Cámara (born 15 April 1970) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of the Bolivia national team.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Cochabamba, Villegas began his career with Enrique Happ, and made his senior debut with Aurora at the age of 17. In the following year, he moved to Bolívar.[1]
Villegas subsequently represented San José, Jorge Wilstermann and Real Santa Cruz before signing for Independiente Petrolero for the 1999 season. However, he suffered a knee injury and subsequently retired.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Shortly after retiring, Villegas joined Rosario Martínez's staff at Real Potosí.[2] He then returned to Aurora as a youth coach, and later worked at Independiente de Quillacollo.[3]
After a period at Wilstermann, Villegas returned to Aurora in 2004; initially a manager of the youth sides, he was named manager in March 2004 after Julio Zamora was sacked, but was dismissed in September and subsequently replaced by Juan Carlos Fernández.[4]
Villegas returned to Aurora in 2005, again replacing Zamora, but was replaced by Luis Islas in April 2006.[5] He then returned after Islas left, but was himself replaced in August by Luis Galarza.[6]
In 2007, Villegas was hired by the Bolivian Football Federation, and was manager of their under-17 and under-20 sides. In 2010, he returned to Bolívar, working as manager of the youth categories, and spent the 2014 season in charge of Always Ready after they established a partnership with Bolívar to act as their "B" team.
On 25 April 2016, Villegas was named interim manager of Bolívar, replacing Rubén Darío Insúa.[7] He returned to his previous role in May after the appointment of Beñat San José,[8] and left the club in December 2018, as his youth role was occupied by Wálter Flores.[9]
Villegas subsequently worked as an assistant of his brother at the Bolivia national team, Always Ready and Blooming.[10] On 22 April 2022, he returned to Always, being named manager of the youth categories.[11]
In September 2022, Villegas was named manager of Always Ready until the end of the season, after Julio César Baldivieso was sacked.[12] He returned to his previous role after the season ended, but was again an interim in May, after Claudio Biaggio left; on 8 May 2023, he was permanently named manager of the club,[13] but returned to the youth setup the following 30 March due to health issues.[14]
On 19 July 2024, Villegas was appointed as manager of the Bolivia national team, taking over all categories.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Villegas' older brother Eduardo was also a footballer, and is also a manager. Both played together at San José in 1994 and later worked together for three years.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sembrador de esperanzas" [Sower of hopes] (in Spanish). El Diario. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Los Villegas de Bolívar" [The Villegas from Bolívar] (in Spanish). Club Bolívar. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Villegas, formador de talentos en la Academia paceña" [Villegas, talent maker in the paceña Academy] (in Spanish). Opinión. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Aurora reanuda entrenamientos el lunes" [Aurora return to trainings on Monday.] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Luis Islas hará su segunda experiencia como DT en el Aurora boliviano" [Luis Islas will have his second experience as manager of Bolivian Aurora] (in Spanish). Infobae. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Aurora se juega su última carta frente a Wilstermann" [Aurora play their last cards against Wilstermann.] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Oscar Villegas, un hombre de la casa reemplaza a Insúa" [Oscar Villegas, a man of the hous replaces Insúa] (in Spanish). Late!. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Español Beñat San José dirigirá al club boliviano Bolívar" [Spaniard Beñat San José will manage the Bolivian club Bolívar] (in Spanish). La Información. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Wálter Flores dirigirá la cantera del club celeste" [Wálter Flores will manage the youth setup of the blues] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Óscar Villegas: "Vamos a demostrar que tenemos la capacidad para reponernos"" [Óscar Villegas: "We will demonstrate that we have the capacity to rebuild each others"] (in Spanish). El Deber. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Always Ready apuesta por Oscar Villegas" [Always Ready bet on Oscar Villegas] (in Spanish). El Diario. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Óscar Villegas anuncia que es el DT de Always Ready hasta el final del Clausura" [Óscar Villegas announces he is the manager of Always Ready until the end of the Clausura] (in Spanish). Premium Sports Bolivia. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Always Ready decide que Óscar Villegas sea el DT titular" [Always Ready decide that Óscar Villegas is the incumbent manager] (in Spanish). Premium. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Óscar Villegas dejó la dirección técnica de Always Ready" [Óscar Villegas left the technical direction of Always Ready] (in Spanish). El Deber. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Óscar Villegas takes over Bolivian national team". bluewin.ch. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Óscar Villegas coach profile at Soccerway
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Bolivian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Club Bolívar players
- Club San José players
- Club Aurora players
- C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
- Real Santa Cruz players
- Bolivian football managers
- Bolivian Primera División managers
- Club Aurora managers
- Club Always Ready managers
- Club Bolívar managers
- Bolivia national football team managers