Uruguay

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The Uruguay national football team, nicknamed La Celeste (The Sky Blue), represents Uruguay in international men's football, and is administered by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay.

Main Categories

Emblem
Nickname(s)
La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Los Charrúas (The Charrúas)
Association
Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
AUF
Confederation
CONMEBOL
South America
FIFA code
URU
Appearances
14
first in 1930
Best result
Champions
1930, 1950

1954

Juan López
Head coach
1. Roque Máspoli
Goalkeeper
Born - 12 October 1917
Aged 36
Caps 31
Club - Peñarol
12. Julio Maceiras
Goalkeeper
Born - 22 April 1926
Aged 28
Caps 1
Club - Danubio
2. José Santamaría
Defender
Born - 31 July 1929
Aged 24
Caps 4
Club - Nacional
3. William Martínez
Defender
Born - 13 January 1928
Aged 26
Caps 11
Club - Rampla Juniors
13. Mirto Davoine
Defender
Born - 13 February 1933
Aged 21
Caps 1
Club - Peñarol
14. Eusebio Tejera
Defender
Born - 6 January 1922
Aged 32
Caps 31
Club - Defensor
4. Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
Midfielder
Born - 2 May 1927
Aged 27
Caps 22
Club - Peñarol
5. Obdulio Varela (c)
Midfielder
Born - 20 September 1917
Aged 36
Caps 42
Club - Peñarol
6. Roberto Leopardi
Midfielder
Born - 19 July 1933
Aged 20
Caps 3
Club - Nacional
15. Urbano Rivera
Midfielder
Born - 1 April 1926
Aged 28
Caps 7
Club - Danubio
16. Néstor Carballo
Midfielder
Born - 3 February 1929
Aged 25
Caps 10
Club - Nacional
17. Luis Cruz
Midfielder
Born - 28 April 1925
Aged 29
Caps 7
Club - Nacional
7. Julio Abbadie
Forward
Born - 7 September 1930
Aged 23
Caps 9
Club - Peñarol
8. Juan Hohberg
Forward
Born - 8 October 1926
Aged 27
Caps 3
Club - Peñarol
9. Oscar Míguez
Forward
Born - 5 December 1927
Aged 26
Caps 17
Club - Peñarol
10. Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Forward
Born - 28 July 1925
Aged 28
Caps 16
Club - Peñarol
11. Carlos Borges
Forward
Born - 14 January 1932
Aged 22
Caps 2
Club - Peñarol
18. Rafael Souto
Forward
Born - 24 October 1930
Aged 23
Caps 5
Club - Nacional
19. Javier Ambrois
Forward
Born - 9 May 1932
Aged 22
Caps 7
Club - Nacional
20. Omar Méndez
Forward
Born - 7 August 1934
Aged 19
Caps 4
Club - Nacional
21. Julio Pérez
Forward
Born - 19 June 1926
Aged 27
Caps 17
Club - Nacional
22. Luis Castro
Forward
Born - 31 July 1921
Aged 32
Caps 19
Club - Defensor

1950

Juan López
Head coach
Roque Máspoli
Goalkeeper
Born - 12 October 1917
Aged 32
Caps 20
Club - Peñarol
Aníbal Paz
Goalkeeper
Born - 21 May 1917
Aged 33
Caps 23
Club - Nacional
Schubert Gambetta
Defender
Born - 14 April 1920
Aged 30
Caps 34
Club - Nacional
Juan Carlos González
Defender
Born - 22 August 1924
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Peñarol
Matías González
Defender
Born - 6 August 1925
Aged 24
Caps 13
Club - Cerro
William Martínez
Defender
Born - 13 January 1928
Aged 22
Caps 3
Club - Rampla Juniors
Eusebio Tejera
Defender
Born - 6 January 1922
Aged 28
Caps 24
Club - Nacional
Héctor Vilches
Defender
Born - 14 February 1926
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - Cerro
Washington Ortuño
Midfielder
Born - 13 May 1928
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Peñarol
Rodolfo Pini
Midfielder
Born - 12 November 1926
Aged 23
Caps 6
Club - Nacional
Víctor Rodríguez Andrade
Midfielder
Born - 2 May 1927
Aged 23
Caps 9
Club - Central
Obdulio Varela (c)
Midfielder
Born - 20 September 1917
Aged 32
Caps 34
Club - Peñarol
Julio César Britos
Forward
Born - 18 May 1926
Aged 24
Caps 10
Club - Peñarol
Juan Burgueño
Forward
Born - 4 February 1923
Aged 27
Caps 4
Club - Danubio
Alcides Ghiggia
Forward
Born - 22 December 1926
Aged 23
Caps 3
Club - Peñarol
Oscar Míguez
Forward
Born - 5 December 1927
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Peñarol
Rubén Morán
Forward
Born - 6 August 1930
Aged 19
Caps 2
Club - Cerro
Julio Pérez
Forward
Born - 19 June 1926
Aged 24
Caps 7
Club - River Plate
Luis Rijo
Forward
Born - 28 September 1927
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Central
Carlos Romero
Forward
Born - 7 September 1927
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Danubio
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Forward
Born - 28 July 1925
Aged 24
Caps 7
Club - Peñarol
Ernesto Vidal
Forward
Born - 15 November 1921
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Peñarol

1930

Alberto Suppici
Head coach
Enrique Ballesteros
Goalkeeper
Born - 18 January 1905
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - Rampla Juniors
Miguel Capuccini
Goalkeeper
Born - 5 January 1904
Aged 26
Caps 6
Club - Peñarol
Ernesto Mascheroni
Defender
Born - 21 November 1907
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Olimpia
José Nasazzi (c)
Defender
Born - 24 May 1901
Aged 29
Caps 28
Club - Bella Vista
Emilio Recoba
Defender
Born - 3 November 1904
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Nacional
Domingo Tejera
Defender
Born - 27 July 1899
Aged 30
Caps 15
Club - Montevideo Wanderers
José Leandro Andrade
Midfielder
Born - 22 November 1901
Aged 28
Caps 30
Club - Nacional
Lorenzo Fernández
Midfielder
Born - 20 May 1900
Aged 30
Caps 20
Club - Peñarol
Álvaro Gestido
Midfielder
Born - 17 May 1907
Aged 23
Caps 10
Club - Peñarol
Ángel Melogno
Midfielder
Born - 22 March 1905
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Bella Vista
Conduelo Píriz
Midfielder
Born - 17 June 1905
Aged 25
Caps 7
Club - Nacional
Carlos Riolfo
Midfielder
Born - 5 November 1903
Aged 26
Caps 2
Club - Peñarol
Peregrino Anselmo
Forward
Born - 30 April 1902
Aged 28
Caps 8
Club - Peñarol
Juan Carlos Calvo
Forward
Born - 26 June 1906
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Miramar Misiones
Héctor Castro
Forward
Born - 29 November 1904
Aged 25
Caps 17
Club - Nacional
Pedro Cea
Forward
Born - 1 September 1900
Aged 29
Caps 21
Club - Nacional
Pablo Dorado
Forward
Born - 22 June 1908
Aged 22
Caps 2
Club - Bella Vista
Santos Iriarte
Forward
Born - 2 November 1902
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Racing Club
Pedro Petrone
Forward
Born - 11 May 1905
Aged 25
Caps 28
Club - Nacional
Zoilo Saldombide
Forward
Born - 26 October 1903
Aged 26
Caps 14
Club - Nacional
Héctor Scarone
Forward
Born - 26 November 1898
Aged 31
Caps 49
Club - Nacional
Santos Urdinarán
Forward
Born - 30 March 1900
Aged 30
Caps 19
Club - Nacional