Hugo de León

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de León and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Hugo Eduardo de León Rodríguez (born 27 February 1958) is a Uruguayan football coach and former player, who played as a defender.

Hugo de León

Hugo de León in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Eduardo de León Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1958-02-27) 27 February 1958
Place of birth	Rivera, Uruguay
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1980	Nacional
1981–1984	Grêmio	83	(2)
1984–1985	Corinthians	24	(0)
1986–1987	Santos
1987–1988	Logroñés	16	(0)
1988–1989	Nacional
1989–1990	River Plate	12	(0)
1991	Botafogo	12	(0)
1991–1992	Toshiba SC
1992–1993	Nacional
International career
1979–1990	Uruguay	48	(0)
Managerial career
1996	Ituano
1997	Fluminense
1998–2001	Nacional
2003	Monterrey
2004	Nacional
2004	Monterrey
2005	Grêmio
Medal record Representing Uruguay Copa América Runner-up 1989 Brazil 1980 Mundialito Winner 1980 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

De León joined Nacional in 1977. With Nacional, he won two Uruguayan league titles, in 1977 and 1980, and the Copa Libertadores in 1980. In 1981, he left Nacional to play for Gremio missing the final game of the 1980 Intercontinental Cup which Nacional would subsequently win. With Gremio he won the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1983. After spells in Brazil and Spain he returned to Nacional in 1988, to win the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup in that year, and the Copa Interamericana and Recopa Sudamericana in 1989. At the end of the year, he left Nacional to play for River Plate of Argentina, where he won the 1989/1990 league title. He returned to Nacional in 1992 and won his third Uruguayan league title as a player. He retired in 1993.

International career

The 189 cm defender was capped 48 times for Uruguay between July 1979 and June 1990, including four games at the 1990 World Cup. De León helped the Uruguay national team win the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup. De Leon also led Uruguay to a 2nd place finish at the 1989 Copa America hosted in Brazil.

Coaching career

As a coach, De León was in charge of several clubs in Uruguay, Brazil and México, including Nacional, Gremio and Monterrey. As coach of Nacional, they won the Uruguayan league titles of 1998, 2000 and 2001.

Because of a conflict with the Uruguayan coaches' association, who does not validate the coach course he took in Brazil, De León has not worked in Uruguay since 2004.

Political career

De León was a candidate for Vice President of Uruguay, alongside Pedro Bordaberry, in the 2009 Uruguayan general election.

External links

• Club Nacional de Football Archived 2005-12-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Hugo de León at National-Football-Teams.com