Humberto Núñez

Humberto

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 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	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

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

Humberto de la Cruz Núñez Cubillas (3 May 1945 - 23 July 2004) was a former Paraguayan football goalkeeper and manager.

Football career

Nene Núñez came to Spain through the Hércules CF. He kept goal for Hércules for ten years, one of them loan to CD Málaga. He helped Hércules win two promotions from the Third Division to Second and Second to the First Division.

Núñez spent one season on loan at CD Málaga, where he was well known for his towering size and punched clearances.

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 was caretaker manager first team.

Humberto died after a heart attack in his sleep while he was napping in his hotel room where the Hércules was preparing the pre-season in July 2004. In Alicante, he was considered a very dear person, having worked for the Hércules for 35 years and died while serving the club.

External links

• Humberto Núñez at BDFutbol