Luis Cubilla
Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida (born 28 March 1940 in Paysandú) is a former Uruguayan football player and coach. He had a successful playing career winning 15 major titles. He then went on to become one of the most successful managers in South American football with 17 major titles to date.
Playing career
Also known as "El Negro", Cubilla started his playing career in the youth team of Colón de Paysandu. In 1957 he joined Peñarol where he was part of the team that won 4 Uruguayan league championships, two Copa Libertadores and a Copa Intercontinental.
In 1962 he joined FC Barcelona of Spain, where he was part of the team that won the Copa del Rey in 1963.
Cubilla returned to South America in 1964 to play for River Plate of Argentina. In 1969 he returned to Uruguay joining Nacional where he won 4 more Uruguayan league titles, another Copa Libertadores, a Copa Interamericana and another Copa Intercontinental.
In the last years of his career he played for Santiago Morning of Chile and Defensor Sporting of Uruguay where he helped the club to win their first league championship and break the complete dominance of the league by Peñarol and Nacional.
Between 1959 and 1974 Cubilla played 38 games for the Uruguay national team in which he scored 11 goals.[1] He played in three World Cups in 1962, 1970 and 1974.
Managerial career
As a coach, Cubilla achieved enormous success with Club Olimpia of Paraguay, winning 7 international titles and several national championships. He also coached Newell's Old Boys, Nacional, Peñarol, Defensor Sporting, Danubio (all of Uruguay), Atlético Nacional of Colombia, River Plate of Argentina and Cerro Porteño and Club Libertad, both from Paraguay.
Between 1991-1993 Luis Cubilla was the head coach of the Uruguay National Team and worked together with his older brother Pedro Cubilla as his assistant coach and Alejandro Riccino as the physical trainer. [2]
During 1994 he coached the famous argentinean club Racing Club de Avellaneda.
In February 2007, Cubilla signed with the Ecuadorian team Barcelona de Guayaquil.
In 2010, he returned once again as a coach for Club Olimpia of Paraguay.
Titles
As a player
As a manager
References
- ^ rsssf: Uruguay record international players
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team
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28 March 1940 |
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Paysandú, Uruguay |
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