Hugo Valdivia
Personal information
Full name Juan Hugo de los Ángeles Valdivia Parra[1]
Place of birth La Serena, Chile
Date of death 2017
Place of death La Serena, Chile
Youth career
La Serena (city team)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Deportes La Serena 33 (1)
1969 Everton 4 (0)
1969 Universidad de Chile 3 (0)
1972–1976 Naval 115 (1)
Managerial career
1979–1986 Deportes La Serena (youth)
1986 Deportes La Serena
1988 Deportes Ovalle
1989 Meteor SC
1991 Deportes La Serena (interim)
1992 Coquimbo Unido (interim)
1994 Deportes La Serena
2000 Deportes La Serena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Hugo de los Ángeles Valdivia Parra (unknown – 2017), known as Hugo Valdivia, was a Chilean football player and manager who worked in Chile and Peru.

Career

As a player, Valdivia played for the La Serena city team alongside players such as Juan Koscina.[2] At professional level, he played at the Chilean top division for Deportes La Serena (1966–68),[3][4][5][6] Everton (1969),[7] Universidad de Chile (1969)[8] and Naval (1972–76).[9][10]

As a football coach, he was widely related to his hometown club, Deportes La Serena, coaching them by first time in the 1986 Segunda División.[11] He also led them in 1991,[12] 1994[13] and 2000.[14]

In 1992, he led the classic rival, Coquimbo Unido, at the top division.[15]

In the second half 1989, he moved to Peru[16] and led Meteor SC in the Peruvian top division, saving them from relegation.[17]

Personal life

In addition to his football career, he was a nornal teacher.[18]

Legacy

As a recognition for his contributions in football, the Municipality of La Serena made him a tribute in December 2016.[4] In addition, the Football Labor Trade League of La Serena made him a posthumous tribute in 2019[18] and gave his name, "Juan Hugo Valdivia Parra", to its tournament in 2018.[19]

He also was an active citizen, leading social group such as Club Social Adulto Mayor "Rojinos de Verdad" (Senior Social Club "Real Rojinos").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "ORD N° 2780" (PDF). www.camara.cl (in Spanish). La Serena, Chile: Municipality of La Serena. p. 48. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "DECESO : Juan Koscina los juntó de nuevo". GranateINetCL (in Spanish). 4 March 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Década de 1960". Historia Deportes La Serena (in Spanish). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 Rivera Valencia, Carlos (12 December 2016). "CD La Serena festejó sus 61 años con los suyos". www.diarioeldia.cl (in Spanish). Diario El Día. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "La Serena 1966 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "La Serena 1968 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Everton 1969 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Universidad de Chile 1969 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Naval 1972 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Naval 1976 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "El fútbol con el sello de Fre dejó una huella". Diario El Ovallino (in Spanish). 28 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "COLO-COLO 3:1 DEPORTES LA SERENA". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Rivera Valencia, Carlos (23 February 2020). "La Serena recibe a Wanderers: Dos equipos con la presión de sumar". www.diarioeldia.cl (in Spanish). Diario El Día. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ↑ LQVG (13 December 2013). "LA SERENA - TEMUCO / UNA GOLONDRINA NO HACE VERANO....VA POR OTRA VICTORIA". LO QUE SE VIENE GOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Coquimbo 1992 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  16. ↑ Behr, Raúl (6 June 2013). "Cero ecuatorianos". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  17. ↑ Behr, Raúl (19 February 2013). "El meteorito de Chancay". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  18. 1 2 "LIGA COMERCIAL celebró aniversario 54 y premió a destacados temporada 2018" (PDF). Diario La Región (in Spanish). Coquimbo, Chile. 4598: 18, 19. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  19. ↑ Díaz, Nicanor (28 November 2018). "Liga Comercial tendrá su tarde de COPAS" (PDF). Diario La Región (in Spanish). Coquimbo, Chile. 4557: 19. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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