Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international (Wales national football team) football (association football) player and manager (Manager (football)). As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.

During his playing career he was most noted for two spells at Manchester United (Manchester United F.C.), but he also played for Barcelona (FC Barcelona) and Bayern Munich (FC Bayern Munich), as well as the English clubs Chelsea (Chelsea F.C.), Southampton (Southampton F.C.), Everton (Everton F.C.) and finally Blackburn Rovers (Blackburn Rovers F.C.), before retiring in 2002.

He won a host of medals during his playing career, including two Premier League title medals, four FA Cups, three League Cups (Football League Cup) and two European Cup Winners Cups. He also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal and a League Cup runners-up medal.

His reign as Wales manager was his first managerial post; he was appointed in 1999 and remained in the role until 2004. He failed to qualify for a World Cup (FIFA World Cup) or European Championship (European Football Championships) during his five years in charge, although he came close to securing European Championship (UEFA Euro 2004) qualification in 2004.