| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Horacio Egea Rueda | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-09-21)21 September 1957 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Necochea, Argentina | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cruz Necochea | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Lusitano | ||
| 1978–1979 | Hércules B | ||
| 1979–1980 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Elche | 18 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Recreativo | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Barbastro | ||
| 1984–1985 | Orihuela | 12 | (0) |
| 1985–1991 | Novelda | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Sax | ||
| 1990 | Hércules (youth) | ||
| 1990–1991 | Villena | ||
| 1991–1995 | Pinoso | ||
| 1995–1997 | Real Madrid B | ||
| 1997–1998 | Toledo | ||
| 1998 | Hércules | ||
| 1999–2000 | Valladolid B | ||
| 2001–2005 | Pumas UNAM (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Necaxa (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Mexico (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Almería (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Altamira | ||
| 2014 | Eldense | ||
| 2014–2016 | Oviedo | ||
| 2017 | Pumas UNAM (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Oviedo | ||
| 2019–2020 | Xelajú | ||
| 2020 | Salamanca | ||
| 2023–2024 | La Nucía | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergio Horacio Egea Rueda (born 21 September 1957) is a retired Argentinefootballer who played as acentral defender, and is a manager of SpanishSalamanca CF UDS.
Born inNecochea, Egea graduated fromEstudiantes de La Plata's youth setup, after a stint with Cruz de Necochea.[1] He made his debuts as a senior with South Africa'sLusitano FC, before moving to Spain.[citation needed]
In Spain, Egea representedHércules CF B,Elche CF,Recreativo de Huelva,UD Barbastro,Orihuela Deportiva CF andNovelda CF, retiring with the latter in 1989.[citation needed]
Immediately after retiring Egea took up coaching, starting with UDF Sax. In 1995, he was appointedReal Madrid Castilla manager, leading the club to fourth position duringhis first season.[2]
After another stint atCD Toledo,[3]Hércules CF[4] andReal Valladolid B,[5] Egea started working withHugo Sánchez, being his assistant atPumas UNAM,Club Necaxa, theMexico national football team andUD Almería, only leaving in 2009.[6]
On 23 April 2012 Egea was namedEstudiantes de Altamira manager.[7] He was sacked on 4 March of the following year, after a 0–2 home defeat againstLobos de la BUAP.[8]
On 13 February 2014 Egea returned to Spain, being appointed at the helm ofCD Eldense.[9] Afterwinning promotion fromTercera División with the side, he was namedReal Oviedo manager on 6 July.[10]
On 13 June 2015, after being crowned champions ofSegunda División B and taking the side back toSegunda División after a 12-year absence, Egea renewed his contract with theAsturians for a further year.[11] On 14 March of the following year, despite his side being third-placed, he resigned alleging "personal reasons".[12]
On 23 August 2017, Egea was named interim manager ofPumas UNAM,[13] but stepped down in October. On 22 April 2019, he returned to Oviedo in the place of departedJuan Antonio Anquela,[14] but was dismissed on 15 September after only one point in the five matches ofthe new season.[15]
Egea's sons,Lauren andAlexis, are both also footballers. The former is aforward,[16] while the latter is also a defender.[17]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Real Madrid Castilla |  | 1 July 1995 | 10 February 1997 | 60 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 040.00 | [18] |
| Toledo | | 1 July 1997 | 23 June 1998 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 032.61 | [19] |
| Hércules | | 23 June 1998 | 19 October 1998 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 020.00 | [20] |
| Valladolid B | | 7 December 1999 | 30 June 2000 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 022.73 | [21] |
| Altamira |  | 23 April 2012 | 4 March 2013 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 023.53 | |
| Eldense | | 13 February 2014 | 6 July 2014 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 045.00 | |
| Oviedo | | 6 July 2014 | 14 March 2016 | 77 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 051.95 | [22] |
| Pumas UNAM (interim) | | 23 August 2017 | 4 October 2017 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 014.29 | |
| Oviedo | | 22 April 2019 | 15 September 2019 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 025.00 | [23] |
| Xelajú |  | 18 November 2019 | 30 June 2020 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 022.22 | |
| Salamanca | | 14 July 2020 | 23 November 2020 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 016.67 | |
| Career Total | 312 | 112 | 83 | 117 | 035.90 | — | |||