Hugo Ranulfo Sosa (born 26 November 1970 in Luque) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Bolivian side Guabirá's youth categories.

Hugo Sosa
Personal information
Full name Hugo Ranulfo Sosa Franco
Date of birth (1970-11-26) 26 November 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Guabirá (youth manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Sportivo Luqueño
1993 Emelec
1994 América de Cali
1999 Sportivo Luqueño
2003 Independiente Petrolero
2004 Club San José
2005 The Strongest
2006 Unión Central
International career
1992 Paraguay U23
1996–1999 Paraguay 3 (0)
Managerial career
2016– Guabirá (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Sosa began his professional career in Paraguay, and had a spell with Sportivo Luqueño. He had a brief loan spell with Emelec in Serie A de Ecuador during 1993.[1] Sosa finished his career playing in Bolivia with Club San José, The Strongest and Unión Central.[2]

International career

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Sosa made two appearances for the senior Paraguay national football team during 1999. He also played for Paraguay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3][4] Sosa made his international debut for Paraguay on 21 April 1996 in a friendly match against Bosnia (3-0 win) in Asunción.

References

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  1. ^ "Ficha del Jugador: SOSA FRANCO HUGO RANULFO". FEF. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  2. ^ "El experimentado luqueño que llega a los goles actuando de centrodelantero". Paraguay: ABC Digital. 7 November 2005. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. ^ Hugo SosaFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Hugo Sosa". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
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