| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Humberto de la Cruz Núñez Cubillas | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-05-03)3 May 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción,Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 2004(2004-07-23) (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Orihuela,Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1960 | River Plate (Asunción) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1965 | River Plate (Asunción) | ||
| 1965–1966 | Rubio Ñu | ||
| 1966–1967 | Sol de América | ||
| 1967–1969 | Club Olimpia | ||
| 1969–1978 | Hércules | 81 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | →CD Málaga(loan) | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1967 | Paraguay | 4 | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Humberto de la Cruz Núñez Cubillas (3 May 1945 - 23 July 2004) was a formerParaguayan footballgoalkeeper and manager.
Nene Núñez came toSpain through theHércules CF. He kept goal for Hércules for ten years, one of them loan toCD Málaga. He helpedHércules win two promotions from theThird Division toSecond and Second to theFirst Division.[1]
Núñez spent one season on loan at CD Málaga, where he was well known for his towering size and punched clearances.[2]
After his retirement as a player, he became the "house coach". He was placed on the lower grades,director of football, the second first-team coach, and was mainly devoted to training of first-team goalkeepers. On several occasions he wascaretaker manager first team.[1]
Humberto died after aheart attack in his sleep while he was napping in his hotel room where theHércules was preparing the pre-season in July 2004.[3] InAlicante, he was considered a very dear person, having worked for the Hércules for 35 years and died while serving the club.
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