Hugo Vilches

Hugo Alejandro Héctor Vilches Manuguian (born February 27, 1969) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Playing career
A product of Universidad de Chile, Vilches spent three seasons with them between 1988 and 1990, winning the 1989 Segunda División, the only time that the club has been in the second level. He also played for Rangers de Talca in 1991.

Coaching career
Viclhes began his career in Spain. Back in Chile, he worked for Club Oriente de Fútbol from Chicureo, Santiago in 2004–05.

After, he worked for the Universidad de Chile youth ranks, taking part of the training of players such as Igor Lichnovsky, Ángelo Henríquez, Sebastián Martínez, among others. He also was the coach of the Chile youth teams at under-15 and under-18 levels.

In 2012, he served as assistant coach of Arturo Salah in Santiago Wanderers. The next season, he assumed as head coach of Barnechea in the Primera B.

The next years, he worked as head coach of Huachipato, Audax Italiano, Deportes Temuco and Curicó Unido.