Héctor Núñez

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. 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.

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.

Player

Nacional

Uruguayan Primera División: 1955, 1956, 1957 Valencia

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1961–62, 1962–63

Manager

Nacional

Copa Interamericana: 1988 Recopa Sudamericana: 1989 Uruguay

Copa América: 1995