Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (born April 6, 1977) is a Mexican football manager and former player, who most recently played for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division.
[3] Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Alcaraz-Cueller's family moved to Santa Barbara, California when he was three years old.
In San Diego, Alcaraz-Culler quickly established himself as a starter that provided him with a productive debut season where he recorded six goals and tallied 3 assists.
[9] In the 2004 season, Alcaraz-Cuellar contributed by leading the offense with 10 assists that culminated with the Timbers finishing first in the Western Conference, with a record total of 57 points that claimed the league’s Regular Season Championship for the first time in the club's 29-year history.
[17][2] In 2009, Alcaraz-Cuellar began his coaching career with the youth soccer club FC Alliance (now known as the Greater Seattle Surf SC), where he championed for the inclusion of low-income children and led fundraisers to cover their membership costs.
[6] He left in 2014 to become the head coach of the National Premier Soccer League in their inaugural season.