Hugo (footballer, born 1974)
Brazilian football manager
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Hugo Alves Velame (born 23 July 1974), simply known as Hugo, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who is the assistant manager of the Jordan women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Alves Velame | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Flamengo | 39 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Bahia (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1996 | → Fluminense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1997 | → América de Rio Preto (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2005 | Groningen | 206 | (29) |
| 2005–2006 | AEP Paphos | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Veendam | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Almirante Brown | 3 | (3) |
| Total | 272 | (33) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Groningen (youth) | ||
| 2013–2016 | VV Pelikaan-S | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cambuur (youth) | ||
| 2019 | HFC '15 | ||
| 2020–2022 | Al-Ittihad (youth) | ||
| 2023 | Jordan women (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Hugo began his career in the youth system of Flamengo and played for their first team from 1993 to 1995.[1] Afterward, he was loaned to Bahia, Fluminense, and América de Rio Preto.[citation needed] He then moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen, where he became a club icon as their attacking midfielder, making more than 200 appearance for the club in nine years. He later played in Cyprus and had a brief stint with Veendam.[2][3][4] In the 2007–08 season, Hugo served as a youth coach at Groningen. After spending a year playing for Almirante Brown in Argentina, he returned to Groningen.[5]
Coaching career
Hugo, who also acquired Dutch nationality, began his coaching career as a youth coach at Groningen.[6] From the 2016–17 season, he managed the under-19 team at Cambuur and later briefly served as head coach of VV Pelikaan-S.[7][8] In December 2018, Hugo was appointed the coach of the Saturday Tweede Klasse team of HFC '15 starting January 2019, while also coaching youth teams at various regional amateur clubs.[9]
Between 2020 and 2022, he coached the under-13 and under-15 teams of Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.[5] In 2023, he was the assistant coach of the Jordan women's national team.[5]
