Robert Lima (footballer)
Uruguayan footballer and football manager (1972–2021)
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Robert Lima Fonseca (18 June 1972 – 17 June 2021) was an Uruguayan football player and manager. He played as a defender. He played for Peñarol, Chacarita and Sporting Cristal, among others. With Peñarol he became five times Primera División champion between 1993 and 1997. At the last club he played for, Cerro Largo, he became assistant coach. Being an assistant coach for several clubs between 2008 and 2017 he became manager of Juticalpa in 2019.[2]
Birth name
Robert Lima Fonseca
Date of birth
18 June 1972
Place of birth
Melo, Uruguay
Date of death
17 June 2021 (aged 48)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Lima Fonseca | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Melo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 17 June 2021 (aged 48) | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | Peñarol | ||
| 1999–2000 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2001 | Club Olimpia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Peñarol | ||
| 2003 | Harbin Lange | ||
| 2004 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2005 | Shanghai The 9 | ||
| 2006 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
| 2007 | Durazno | ||
| 2008–2009 | Cerro Largo | ||
| International career | |||
| Uruguay | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lima died on 17 June 2021, aged 48.[2]
