Jorge Fossati

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Jorge Fossati
Personal information
Full name Jorge Daniel Fossati
Date of birth November 22, 1952 (1952-11-22) (age 55)
Place of birth    Montevideo, Uruguay
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1970
1972
1973-1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985-1987
Rampla Juniors
Central Español
Independiente
Millonarios
Olimpia
Green Cross
Rosario Central
   
National team
 ? Uruguay 3 (0)
Teams managed
1993-1995
1996
1997
1998-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2007
2007-present
River Plate Montevideo
Peñarol
Cerro Porteño
Danubio F.C.
Colón de Santa Fe
Danubio F.C.
LDU Quito
Uruguay
Al-Sadd
Qatar

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of March 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Daniel Fossati (born November 22, 1952 in Montevideo) is a former football player who played as goalkeeper, mainly in C.A. Peñarol where he won 5 league titles. He also had spells in Argentina with Independiente and Rosario Central.

[edit] Titles as a player

Season Team Title
1973 Flag of Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1974 Flag of Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1975 Flag of Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1978 Flag of Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1979 Flag of Uruguay Peñarol Uruguayan Primera
1983 Flag of Paraguay Olimpia Paraguayan Primera
1986-87 Flag of Argentina Rosario Central Argentine Primera

[edit] Managerial career

After retiring as a player he had spells in charge of River Plate Montevideo Peñarol and Danubio F.C. in Uruguay. He had a spells as manager of Colón de Santa Fe in Argentina, Cerro Porteño in Paraguay and LDU Quito in Ecuador.


He became manager of the Uruguayan national team in 2004[1]. He coached Al-Sadd in Qatar and was unveiled as the new Qatari national team manager in 2007[2].

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