Eugenio Villazón
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eugenio Manuel Villazón Laso | ||
Date of birth | September 19, 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2002 | Toluca | 103 | (8) |
2002–2002 | León | 15 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2004 | Cruz Azul (assistant) | ||
2004–2005 | Toluca (assistant) | ||
2006–2009 | Pachuca (assistant) | ||
2009–2012 | Cruz Azul (assistant) | ||
2012–2013 | Toluca (assistant) | ||
2013–2014 | Pachuca (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 |
Morelia (assistant) | ||
2017–2019 |
Morelia (assistant) | ||
2021 | Toluca (assistant) | ||
2022–2024 | Atlanta United (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eugenio Manuel Villazón Laso (born September 19, 1972) is a Mexican professional
Club career
As a player, Villazón debuted in the 1994–1995 season for Toluca, where he played for almost his entire career. During his time at Deportivo Toluca, he won three Primera División championships: Verano 1998, Verano 1999 and Verano 2000. He scored a total of 8 goals throughout his career. Villazón retired in 2002, after playing one season in León F.C. in promotion division.
Assistant Coach career
Villazón began his coaching career in March 2003, working under
Villazón worked as an assistant coach for Morelia for the 2015–2016 season.
In February 2017, Roberto Hernández and Villazón were announced as Morelia's managers.[1] They jointly took on the responsibility of managing Monarcas Morelia to save the team from relegation.[2] They managed to stay in the First Division[3] and continued for two years in the position, until February 2019. During this period, they achieved the runner-up position in the 2017 Clausura MX Cup and qualified for three consecutive league games.
He served as an assistant coach with Toluca in 2021.[4]
Eugenio Villazón was considered as one of the five finalist candidates[5] to coach Guatemala's senior national team, a position finally assigned to Luis Fernando Tena in December 2021.
Between January 2022 and June 2024, Eugenio Villazón joined Gonzalo Pineda's coaching staff as an assistant coach of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.[6]
Games statistics as Assistant Coach
As of match played June 2, 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
G | W | D | L | Won points % | ||||
Cruz Azul | Mexico | March 1, 2003 | April 31, 2004 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 43.70% |
Toluca | Mexico | December 8, 2004 | April 31, 2005 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 41.67% |
Pachuca | Mexico | May 25, 2006 | May 31, 2009 | 151 | 72 | 34 | 45 | 55.19% |
Cruz Azul | Mexico | June 1, 2009 | May 15, 2012 | 126 | 61 | 29 | 36 | 56.08% |
Toluca | Mexico | May 21, 2012 | May 5, 2013 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 49.69% |
Pachuca | Mexico | September 4, 2013 | November 30, 2014 | 61 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 46.99% |
Monarcas Morelia | Mexico | May 22, 2015 | October 23, 2016 | 67 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 45.27% |
Monarcas Morelia | Mexico | January 16, 2017 | February 24, 2019 | 105 | 44 | 26 | 35 | 50.16% |
Toluca | Mexico | January 6, 2021 | November 30, 2021 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43.86% |
Atlanta United | United States | January 20, 2022 | June 3, 2024 | 94 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 42.55% |
Total | 752 | 312 | 184 | 256 | 49.65% |
https://ligamx.net/cancha/cuerpotecnico/4776/eugenio-manuel-villazon-laso
https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings/2023/conference
GAMES SUMMARY SINCE MARCH 2003 TO PRESENT | GP | W | T | L | RC | ||||
Mexican Stats with Mexican Teams | 607 | 254 | 149 | 204 | 0 | ||||
International Stats with Mexican Teams | 51 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||||
American Stats with American Teams | 91 | 31 | 26 | 35 | 0 | ||||
International Stats with American Teams | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
TOTAL | 752 | 312 | 184 | 256 | 0 |
Executive
In January 2017, Villazón was announced as Director of
Between August 2019 and December 2020, he developed and lead the National Youth Soccer Teams of Guatemala[8] project.
Honours
Player
Toluca
- Mexican Primera División: Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000
Assistant manager
Pachuca
- Copa Sudamericana: 2006
- Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2007
References
- ^ "Roberto Hernández y Villazón dirigirán a Monarcas: Álvaro Dávila" (in Spanish). Azteca Deportes. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Se la juegan con los de casa". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Del pozo al gozo". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 November 2017.
- ^ Rangel, Gabriela. "Regresa Eugenio Villazón al Toluca". El Sol de Toluca.
- ^ "VIDEO | Los cinco candidatos finales a dirigir a Guatemala, según Gerardo Paiz" (in Spanish). 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Eugenio Villazón to join Atlanta United coaching staff as assistant coach". www.atlutd.com. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Eugenio Villazón nuevo responsable de fuerzas básicas de Monarcas Morelia". Sistema Michoacano de Radio y Televisión (in Spanish). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Fedefut Guatemala - EL MEXICANO EUGENIO VILLAZÓN SERA EL DIRECTOR DE SELECCIONES JUVENILES". fedefutguate.org (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
External links
- Media related to Eugenio Villazón at Wikimedia Commons