Héctor Hugo Eugui

Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli (born 18 February 1947) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who is the manager of Mexican club UAT. He played as a forward, and was a notable player with Deportivo Toluca.

Héctor Hugo Eugui

Personal information
Full name	Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli
Date of birth	(1947-02-18) 18 February 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth	Mercedes, Uruguay
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	UAT (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bristol de Mercedes
1969	Nacional
1970	Cerro
1971	Argentinos Juniors
1972–1978	Toluca
1978–1980	Tigres	41	(3)
Managerial career
1981–1982	Monterrey
1984–1985	Jaibos Tampico Madero
1987–1987	UAT
1989–1991	Cobras
1991–1993	UAT
1994–1995	Deportivo Irapuato
1995–1997	Real España
1999	Veracruz
1999	Comunicaciones
2000–2002	Atlético Mexiquense
2001	Toluca (interim)
2008–2009	Indios
2011	Puebla
2011	Toluca
2012	Tecos UAG
2017–2018	UAEM
2025–	UAT
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eugui and the second or maternal family name is Simoncelli.

Club career

Born in Mercedes, Eugui began playing football with Bristol de Mercedes. Soon, he joined Club Nacional de Football, where he won the 1969 Uruguayan Primera División, and C.A. Cerro in 1970. Eugui had a brief stint in Argentina with Argentinos Juniors before moving to Mexico in 1972, where he scored a goal in the semi-finals of the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup^[1] and won the league with Deportivo Toluca F.C. in 1974–75.^[2]

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Eugui became a football manager. During his time at Ciudad Juarez, Eugui helped ht team not to be relegated to Primera A, and the team advanced to the Clausura 2009 semifinals after they eliminated defending champions Club Toluca, but they were eliminated by CF Pachuca by an aggregate score of 4–3. For the next tournament after 10 games and only just tied four games and lost six without a win he was sacked.^[3] He managed Ciudad Juarez in 44 games, won 12, tied 12 and lost 15.^[4]

On 17 May 2011, Eugui was named the new coach of Toluca for the Apertura 2011 season. In 17 games, he managed to win four, tie eight, and lose win games. After the season ended, Eugui was sacked from the team.^[5]

On 13 November 2017, he was named the manager of Potros UAEM for the Clausura 2018 season.^[6] At the end of the season Eugui left his post at UAEM and announced his retirement.

In November 2024, Eugui returned to coaching activity when he was appointed manager of Correcaminos UAT, occupying the position for the third time.^[7]

Radio

Currently, Hector Hugo Eugui hosts a radio show in El Paso, TX on KAMA-750AM with co-host and analyst former player Miguel Murillo