Ronald Fuentes

Ronald Fuentes
	Fuentes leading Unión Española in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Hugo Fuentes Núñez
Date of birth	22 June 1969 (age 57)
Place of birth	Malloco (Peñaflor, Chile)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Unión Española (manager)
Youth career
	Cobresal
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1993	Cobresal
1994–2001	Universidad de Chile
International career
1991–2000	Chile
Managerial career
2002–2005	Universidad de Chile (youth)
2006	Universidad de Chile (assistant)
2007–2008	Deportes Melipilla
2008–2009	Iberia
2010–2011	Unión Española U21
2012–2014	Iberia
2015–2016	Universidad de Concepción
2017–2018	Universidad de Chile (sporting director)
2019–2021	Unión Española
2021	Santiago Wanderers
2021	Rangers
2022	Audax Italiano
2023	Unión Española
2024	Magallanes
2025	Ñublense
2026–	Unión Española
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Hugo Fuentes Núñez (Peñaflor, Malloco, Chile June 22, 1969) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Unión Española.

Club career

Fuentes played his entire club career in Chile for two teams, he started his career in 1987 with Cobresal, and in 1994 he joined Universidad de Chile where he won four league titles and two Copa Chile titles.

International career

At international level, Fuentes was capped 50 times and scored 1 goal for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2000, including four games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

Fuentes started his career at the youth system of Universidad de Chile and after as assistant coach of Gustavo Huerta.

Fuentes signed with Magallanes in the Primera B de Chile for the 2024 season from Unión Española. In April 2025, he was appointed the manager of Ñublense.