Eugenio Manuel Villazón Laso (born September 19, 1972) is a Mexican professional football coach and former player, currently leading the C.F. Pachuca Academy, with more than 20 years of experience in professional soccer, totaling more than 750 official games in his coaching career. As an assistant coach, he has won championships such as the CONMEBOL South American Cup in 2006 with C.F. Pachuca, as well as a Mexican League championship, and two CONCACAF championships in 2007 and 2008. As a soccer player he was champion three times with Toluca. He has been in charge of developing youth teams at the club level in Morelia and at the national level in Guatemala. He also has experience as an assistant coach in MLS with Atlanta United.
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 Enrique Meza at Cruz Azul. Meza had previously managed Villazón when Villazón was playing for Deportivo Toluca. The next season, both coaches moved to Toluca. In June 2006, Meza was named head coach of Pachuca and brought along Villazón as an assistant coach. During their time at Pachuca, Villazón won the Copa Sudamericana, two CONCACAF Champions League Cups, one league championship, and participated twice in the FIFA Club World Cup. For the 2009–10 season, Meza and Villazón returned to Cruz Azul, where they were runners-up in the Apertura 2009 tournament and the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. After that, Meza and Villazón managed Toluca for the 2012–13 season and Pachuca for the 2013–14 season.
Villazón worked as an assistant coach for Morelia for the 2015–2016 season.
While serving as the Academy Director for Monarcas Morelia, he simultaneously began working with the first-division team. In February 2017, he joined forces with Roberto Hernández to co-manage the first team, facing the challenge of preventing relegation. They successfully kept the club in the First Division and held their positions for two years, until February 2019. During this time, they reached the runner-up spot in the 2017 Clausura MX Cup and qualified for the league playoffs three consecutive times.
He served as an assistant coach with Toluca in 2021.
Eugenio Villazón was considered as one of the five finalist candidates 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.
Games statistics as Assistant Coach As of match played June 2, 2024 TeamNatFromToRecordGWDLWon points %Cruz AzulMexicoMarch 1, 2003April 31, 20044516111843.70%TolucaMexicoDecember 8, 2004April 31, 20051243541.67%PachucaMexicoMay 25, 2006May 31, 200915172344555.19%Cruz AzulMexicoJune 1, 2009May 15, 201212661293656.08%TolucaMexicoMay 21, 2012May 5, 20135323102049.69%PachucaMexicoSeptember 4, 2013November 30, 20146123172146.99%Monarcas MoreliaMexicoMay 22, 2015October 23, 20166725162645.27%Monarcas MoreliaMexicoJanuary 16, 2017February 24, 2019 10544263550.16%TolucaMexicoJanuary 6, 2021November 30, 20213813111443.86%Atlanta UnitedUnited StatesJanuary 20, 2022June 3, 20249431273642.55%Total75231218425649.65% https://ligamx.net/cancha/cuerpotecnico/4776/eugenio-manuel-villazon-laso
https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings/2023/conference GAMES SUMMARY SINCE MARCH 2003 TO PRESENTGPWTLRCMexican Stats with Mexican Teams6072541492040International Stats with Mexican Teams51278160American Stats with American Teams913126350International Stats with American Teams20110TOTAL7523121842560
Executive Since January 2017, Villazón has been instrumental in developing youth talent, first as Director of Monarcas Morelia Reserves and Academy, and later as the leader of Guatemala's National Youth Soccer Teams. His commitment to youth development continues as he serves as the Academy Director at C.F. Pachuca, a position he assumed in September 2024.
Honours Player Toluca Mexican Primera División: Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000
Assistant manager Pachuca Copa Sudamericana: 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2007, 2008 Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2007
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