Víctor Espárrago
Uruguayan footballer and coach (born 1944)
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Víctor Rodolfo Espárrago Videla (born 6 October 1944 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder.
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Espárrago in 1972 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Rodolfo Espárrago Videla | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963 | Danubio | ||
| 1964–1965 | Cerro | ||
| 1966–1973 | Nacional | 213 | (55) |
| 1973–1975 | Sevilla | 55 | (1) |
| 1975–1979 | Recreativo | 93 | (4) |
| 1979–1981 | Nacional | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966–1974 | Uruguay | 40 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Recreativo | ||
| 1987–1988 | Cádiz | ||
| 1988–1991 | Valencia | ||
| 1991–1992 | Sevilla | ||
| 1992–1994 | Albacete | ||
| 1994 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1996 | Sevilla | ||
| 1996–1997 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| 2004–2006 | Cádiz | ||
| 2010 | Cádiz | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
He was capped 67 times for the national team between 1966 and 1974. His playing career highlight came when he was an important member of the Uruguayan squad which achieved fourth place at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
In that tournament, he scored a winning goal in extra-time of the quarter-final against the USSR, his only goal for the Celeste in official matches.
Coaching career
He has coached several teams in Spain since 1985. Since July 1 2004, he has been the head coach of Cádiz, which was also the first team he coached in the Spanish first division. On 10 January 2010, after the exoneration of Javi Gracia following the defeat of Real Sociedad (1-4), Cádiz has signed him as new manager.
Coaching career summary
- Recreativo (1985–1987)
- Cádiz (1987–1988)
- Valencia (1988–1991)
- Sevilla (1991–1992)
- Albacete (1992–1994)
- Real Valladolid (1994–1995)
- Sevilla (1995–1996)
- Real Zaragoza (1996–1997)
- Cádiz (2004–2006)
- Cádiz (2010)
External links
- Víctor Espárrago player profile at BDFutbol
- Víctor Espárrago manager profile at BDFutbol
- Víctor Espárrago at cadistas1910.com Archived 5 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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