Eduardo Villegas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villegasand the second or maternal family name is Camarena.

Eduardo Villegas

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Andres Villegas Camarena [1]
Date of birth	(1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985	Petrolero de Cochabamba
1986–1987	The Strongest
1988	Blooming
1989–1990	The Strongest
1991	Wilstermann
1992	The Strongest
1993	San José
1994	Bolívar
1995–1996	San José
1997	The Strongest
1998–1999	Independiente Petrolero
International career
1985–1989	Bolivia	16	(0)
Managerial career
2005	The Strongest
2006	Universitario de Sucre
2007	The Strongest
2008	Universitario de Sucre
2009–2010	Wilstermann
2009–2010	Bolivia (interim)
2011–2012	Universitario de Sucre
2012–2014	The Strongest
2014	Oriente Petrolero
2015	Bolívar
2016	Sport Boys Warnes
2017	Oriente Petrolero
2018–2019	San José
2019	Bolivia
2020	Always Ready
2021	Blooming
2022	Always Ready
2023–2024	GV San José
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Andres Villegas Camarena (born 29 March 1964) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Villegas began his career at hometown club Petrolero. In 1986, Villegas joined The Strongest, staying with the club for two seasons. In 1988, Villegas joined Blooming, before re-signing for The Strongest in time for the 1989 Bolivian Primera División, where he won the title with The Strongest. In 1991, Villegas signed for Wilstermann, winning the Copa Bolivia in his solitarity season at the club. In 1994, after a third spell with The Strongest and San José, Villegas signed for Bolívar, winning the Primera División. In 1995, Villegas re-joined San José, winning another Primera División. In 1997, Villegas joined The Strongest for a fourth spell, before signing for Independiente Petrolero in 1998, where he retired. ^[1]

International career

From 1985 to 1989, Villegas represented Bolivia 16 times, including at the 1987 and 1989 editions of the Copa América. ^[1]

Managerial career

During the 2005 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, Villegas managed former club The Strongest, leading the club to a second placed finish. In 2006, Villegas joined Universitario de Sucre as manager, before re-joining The Strongest a year later. In 2009, Villegas became Bolivia manager, serving in the role until November 2010. Following his spell with Bolivia, Villegas managed Wilstermann and Wilstermann, before once again re-joining The Strongest in March 2012. In 2014, Villegas was appointed manager of Oriente Petrolero, joining Bolívar a year later. In 2016, Villegas managed Sport Boys. In 2017, Villegas joined Oriente Petrolero, before joining San José in 2018. In January 2019, Villegas was appointed manager of Bolivia for a second time. ^[2] He was fired after the 2019 Copa América where his team finished bottom. ^[3]

Personal life

Villegas' younger brother Óscar was also a footballer, and is also a manager. Both played together at San José in 1994 and later worked together for three years. ^[4]

Managerial Statistics

As of Match played 22 June 2019

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Bolivia	15 January 2019	present	7	0	1	6	000.00

References

1. "Eduardo Villegas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Eduardo Villegas". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
3. "DIEZ, pura pasión por el deporte".
4. "Los Villegas de Bolívar" [The Villegas from Bolívar] (in Spanish). Club Bolívar. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2022.