Víctor Espárrago

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espárrago and the second or maternal family name is Videla.

Víctor Espárrago

Espárrago in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Víctor Rodolfo Espárrago Videla
Date of birth	(1944-10-06) 6 October 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963	Danubio F.C.
1964–1965	C.A. Cerro
1966–1973	Nacional	213	(55)
1973–1975	Sevilla FC	55	(1)
1975–1979	Recreativo de Huelva	93	(4)
1979–1981	Nacional
International career
1966–1974	Uruguay	40	(1)
Managerial career
1985–1987	Recreativo de Huelva
1987–1988	Cádiz CF
1988–1991	Valencia CF
1991–1992	Sevilla FC
1992–1994	Albacete Balompié
1994	Real Valladolid
1996	Sevilla FC
1996–1997	Real Zaragoza
2004–2006	Cádiz CF
2010	Cádiz CF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Rodolfo Espárrago Videla (born 6 October 1944 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder.

International career

He was capped 67 times for the national team between 1966 and 1974. His playing career highlight came when he was an important member of the Uruguayan squad which achieved fourth place at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

In that tournament, he scored a winning goal in extra-time of the quarter-final against the USSR.

Coaching career

He has coached several teams in Spain since 1985. Since July 1, 2004 he has been the head coach of Cádiz CF, which was also the first team he coached in the Spanish first division. On 10 January 2010 after the exoneration of Javi Gracia, after the defeat of Real Sociedad (1-4), Cádiz has signed him as new manager.

Coaching career summary

• Recreativo de Huelva (1985–1987)
• Cádiz CF (1987–1988)
• Valencia CF (1988–1991)
• Sevilla FC (1991–1992)
• Albacete Balompié (1992–1994)
• Real Valladolid (1994–1995)
• Sevilla FC (1995–1996)
• Real Zaragoza (1996–1997)
• Cádiz CF (2004–2006)
• Cádiz CF (2010)

External links

• Víctor Espárrago player profile at BDFutbol
• Víctor Espárrago manager profile at BDFutbol
• Víctor Espárrago at cadistas1910.com Archived 5 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine