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General Information for Uruguay

Asociación Uruguayana de Fútbol
Founded
1900
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1997
1.8m
Average age in 1997
24.8
Confederation
CONMEBOL
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Ahuntchaín, Juan (Coach)

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Ahuntchaín, Juan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1952-01-15
Place of Birth
Rosario (Uruguay)
Matches
8 (8 / 0)
Goto coach Juan Ahuntchaín

Máspoli, Roque (Coach)

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Máspoli, Roque (Coach)

Day of Birth
1917-10-12
Day of Death
2004-02-22
Place of Birth
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Height
1.89m
Matches
5 (5 / 0)
Goto coach Roque Máspoli

Púa, Víctor (Coach)

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Púa, Víctor (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-05-31
Place of Birth
Paso de los Toros (Uruguay)
Matches
5 (5 / 0)
Goto coach Víctor Púa

Players of Uruguay in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Siboldi, Robert 1965-09-24 Goalkeeper Mexico Tigres UA Nuevo León 10 0 0 0 0 0
Flores, Claudio 1976-05-10 Goalkeeper Uruguay CA Peñarol 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nicola, Carlos 1973-01-03 Goalkeeper Argentina San Lorenzo Almagro 3 0 0 0 0 0
Álvez, Fernando 1959-09-04 Goalkeeper Uruguay CA Peñarol 1 0 0 0 0 0
Montero, Paolo 1971-09-03 Centre Back Italy Juventus Torino 10 0 1 0 0 0
Méndez, Gustavo 1971-02-03 Right Back Italy Vicenza Calcio 10 0 0 0 0 0
Moas, Éber 1969-03-25 Centre Back Brazil EC Vitória (BA) 9 0 0 0 0 0
Rodríguez, Héctor 1968-10-22 Centre Back Argentina Colón Santa Fe 8 0 0 0 0 0
Adinolfi, Edgardo 1974-03-21 Left Back Uruguay CA Peñarol 6 0 0 0 0 0
López, Diego 1974-08-22 Centre Back Spain Racing Santander 6 0 0 0 0 0
Gómez, Tony 1966-09-23 Right Back Uruguay Nacional Montevideo 4 1 0 0 0 0
Ramos, Leonardo 1969-09-11 Right Back Argentina Estudiantes La Plata 4 0 0 0 0 0
Silva, Tabaré 1974-08-30 Left Back Uruguay Defensor Sporting Montevideo 4 0 0 0 0 0
Herrera, José 1965-06-17 Right Back Argentina Newell's Old Boys Rosario 3 0 0 0 0 0
Tais, Washington 1972-12-21 Right Back Spain Racing Santander 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aguirregaray, Óscar 1959-10-25 Centre Back Uruguay CA Peñarol 2 1 0 0 0 0
Sanguinetti, Guillermo 1966-06-21 Right Back Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hernández, Pablo 1975-05-02 Defender Mexico Tigres UA Nuevo León 1 4 0 0 0 0
Alzueta, Rubén 1968-03-25 Centre Back Uruguay River Plate Montevideo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Díaz, Carlos 1979-02-04 Right Back Uruguay Defensor Sporting Montevideo 1 0 0 0 0 0
dos Santos, Rubén 1969-11-16 Left Back Uruguay Defensor Sporting Montevideo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pellegrín, César 1979-03-05 Left Back Italy Juventus Torino 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rivas, Martín 1977-02-17 Centre Back Italy Inter Milano 1 0 0 0 0 0
Silva, Rubén 1964-08-20 Defender Uruguay Huracán Buceo 0 1 0 0 0 0
de los Santos, Gonzalo 1976-07-19 Defensive Midfielder Spain CP Mérida 12 2 1 0 0 0
Bengoechea, Pablo 1965-02-27 Attacking Midfielder Uruguay CA Peñarol 7 1 0 0 0 0
Saralegui, Marcelo 1971-05-18 Attacking Midfielder Argentina Colón Santa Fe 6 2 3 0 0 0
Francescoli, Enzo 1961-11-12 Attacking Midfielder Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires 6 0 0 0 0 0
Vespa, Líber 1971-10-18 Defensive Midfielder Argentina Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires 5 1 0 0 0 0
Abeijón, Nelson 1973-07-21 Defensive Midfielder Spain Racing Santander 4 1 0 0 0 0
García, Pablo 1977-05-11 Defensive Midfielder Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 4 1 0 0 0 0
Romero, Marcelo 1976-07-04 Centre Midfielder Uruguay CA Peñarol 3 3 0 0 0 0
Cedrés, Gabriel 1970-03-03 Attacking Midfielder Mexico América México 2 0 0 0 0 0
Delgado, Javier 1975-07-08 Left Midfielder Uruguay Danubio Montevideo 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gutiérrez, Álvaro 1968-07-21 Defensive Midfielder Spain Rayo Vallecano Madrid 2 0 0 0 0 0
O'Neill, Fabián 1973-10-14 Attacking Midfielder Italy Cagliari Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
Poyet, Gustavo 1967-11-15 Attacking Midfielder England Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Barilko, Mario 1970-11-19 Midfielder Mexico Tigres UA Nuevo León 2 0 0 0 0 0
Callejas, Christian 1978-05-17 Defensive Midfielder Uruguay Danubio Montevideo 1 2 1 0 0 0
Coelho, Fabián 1977-01-20 Left Midfielder Uruguay Nacional Montevideo 1 0 0 0 0 0
López, Víctor 1971-04-09 Attacking Midfielder Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tito, Diego 1971-08-16 Centre Midfielder Uruguay Nacional Montevideo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fleurquín, Andrés 1975-02-08 Defensive Midfielder Uruguay Defensor Sporting Montevideo 0 1 0 0 0 0
Martinez, Andrés 1972-10-16 Centre Midfielder Italy Bologna FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Recoba, Álvaro 1976-03-17 Striker Italy Inter Milano 10 2 3 0 0 0
Olivera, Nicolás 1978-05-30 Left Winger Spain Valencia CF 4 0 2 0 0 0
Zalayeta, Marcelo 1978-12-05 Centre Forward Italy Juventus Torino 4 0 1 0 0 0
Silva, Darío 1972-11-02 Centre Forward Italy Cagliari Calcio 3 5 4 0 0 0
Abreu, Sebastián 1976-10-17 Centre Forward Spain Deportivo La Coruña 3 2 2 0 0 0
Martínez, Sergio 1969-02-15 Centre Forward Spain Deportivo La Coruña 3 2 0 0 0 0
Romero, Luis Alberto 1968-06-15 Secondary striker Uruguay CA Peñarol 3 2 0 0 0 0
Otero, Marcelo 1971-04-14 Centre Forward Italy Vicenza Calcio 3 0 2 0 0 0
Lujambio, Josemir 1971-09-25 Centre Forward Argentina Newell's Old Boys Rosario 2 3 0 0 0 0
Fonseca, Daniel 1969-09-13 Centre Forward Italy Juventus Torino 2 2 0 0 0 0
da Silva, Rubén 1968-04-11 Centre Forward Mexico Tecos UA Guadalajara 1 5 0 0 0 0
Pacheco, Antonio 1976-04-11 Secondary striker Uruguay CA Peñarol 1 2 1 0 0 0
Aguilera, Carlos 1964-09-21 Centre Forward Uruguay CA Peñarol 1 0 1 0 0 0
Canobbio, Osvaldo 1973-02-17 Centre Forward Argentina Deportivo Español Buenos Aires 0 1 0 0 0 0
Silvera, Yari 1976-02-20 Left Winger Uruguay River Plate Montevideo 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Uruguay in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-12
Uruguay
Uruguay
Argentina
Argentina
0:0 c
Uruguay vs. Argentina
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1997-02-12
Ecuador
Ecuador
Uruguay
Uruguay
4:0 c
Ecuador vs. Uruguay
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
1997-04-02
Uruguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Venezuela
3:1 c
Uruguay vs. Venezuela
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1997-04-30
Paraguay
Paraguay
Uruguay
Uruguay
3:1 c
Paraguay vs. Uruguay
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Defensores del Chaco
1997-06-08
Uruguay
Uruguay
Colombia
Colombia
1:1 c
Uruguay vs. Colombia
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1997-06-12
Peru
Peru
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:0 c
Peru vs. Uruguay
Copa 1997 - Group B
Estadio Hernando Siles
1997-06-15
Uruguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Venezuela
2:0 c
Uruguay vs. Venezuela
Copa 1997 - Group B
Estadio Olímpico Patria
1997-06-18
Bolivia
Bolivia
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:0 c
Bolivia vs. Uruguay
Copa 1997 - Group B
Estadio Hernando Siles
1997-07-20
Bolivia
Bolivia
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:0 c
Bolivia vs. Uruguay
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Hernando Siles
1997-08-20
Uruguay
Uruguay
Chile
Chile
1:0 c
Uruguay vs. Chile
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Centenario Montevideo
1997-09-10
Peru
Peru
Uruguay
Uruguay
2:1 c
Peru vs. Uruguay
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Nacional de Perú
1997-10-12
Argentina
Argentina
Uruguay
Uruguay
0:0 c
Argentina vs. Uruguay
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Mas Monumental
1997-11-16
Uruguay
Uruguay
Ecuador
Ecuador
5:3 c
Uruguay vs. Ecuador
World Cup 1998 - Matches
Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel
1997-12-13
Uruguay
Uruguay
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2:0 c
Uruguay vs. United Arab Emirates
ConfedCup 1997 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-15
Uruguay
Uruguay
Czechia
Czechia
2:1 c
Uruguay vs. Czechia
ConfedCup 1997 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-17
Uruguay
Uruguay
South Africa
South Africa
4:3 c
Uruguay vs. South Africa
ConfedCup 1997 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-19
Australia
Australia
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:0 AET c
Australia vs. Uruguay
ConfedCup 1997 - Semi Finals
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-21
Czechia
Czechia
Uruguay
Uruguay
1:0 c
Czechia vs. Uruguay
ConfedCup 1997 - 3rd Place
King Fahd International Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for Uruguay in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Uruguay

Opponent M W D L G
Argentina
Argentina
179 52 44 83 217
Brazil
Brazil
69 20 16 33 103
Chile
Chile
68 41 12 15 128
Paraguay
Paraguay
61 28 12 21 95
Peru
Peru
60 35 11 14 104
Ecuador
Ecuador
43 27 9 7 99
Bolivia
Bolivia
42 28 7 7 97
Colombia
Colombia
40 18 10 12 68
Venezuela
Venezuela
32 18 9 5 59
Mexico
Mexico
21 8 6 7 30
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
13 7 4 2 21
Italy
Italy
11 4 3 4 13
USA
USA
10 3 4 3 11
South Korea
South Korea
10 7 2 1 15
France
France
10 3 4 3 8
Japan
Japan
9 4 3 2 24
Germany
Germany
9 1 2 6 12
England
England
8 5 2 1 13
Spain
Spain
7 0 3 4 7
Australia
Australia
7 4 0 3 10
Panama
Panama
5 5 0 0 18
Netherlands
Netherlands
5 2 1 2 7
China
China
5 3 2 0 9
Poland
Poland
4 1 2 1 5
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 0 2 14
Ireland
Ireland
3 1 1 1 5
Sweden
Sweden
3 1 0 2 3
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
3 3 0 0 8
Romania
Romania
3 2 1 0 7
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 1 1 7
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 1 0 7
Czechia
Czechia
3 2 0 1 4
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 2 1 0 9
Austria
Austria
3 0 1 2 3
Canada
Canada
3 3 0 0 11
Jamaica
Jamaica
3 2 0 1 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 0 1 2
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 1 1 1 4
Portugal
Portugal
2 1 0 1 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 3
Hungary
Hungary
2 1 0 1 4
Wales
Wales
2 1 1 0 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 9
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 1 1 0 6
Iran
Iran
2 1 0 1 5
Honduras
Honduras
2 0 0 2 6
Russia
Russia
2 1 1 0 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 1 0 1 2
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 1 0 5
Denmark
Denmark
2 0 0 2 2
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 2 0 0 4
Estonia
Estonia
2 1 0 1 3
Ghana
Ghana
2 2 0 0 7
Libya
Libya
2 2 0 0 5
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
2 2 0 0 4
Turkey
Turkey
1 1 0 0 3
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 1 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 1 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 1 0 3
Finland
Finland
1 1 0 0 2
India
India
1 1 0 0 3
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 7
Tahiti
Tahiti
1 1 0 0 8
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1 1 0 0 4
Saarland
Saarland
1 1 0 0 7
Norway
Norway
1 0 1 0 2
East Germany
East Germany
1 1 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 0 1 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 0 0 1 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 2
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 1 0 0 2
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 3
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 0
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 1
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 2
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 6
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
1 1 0 0 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 1 0 0 3
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 2
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 2
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 5
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 0 1 0 1
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