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Rodolfo Rodríguez (lifting the trophy) was Uruguay's most capped player from 1985 to 2011. Ángel Romano (70 caps, 28 goals) was Uruguay's most capped player from 1923 to 1985. Luis Suárez (143 caps, 69 goals) is Uruguay's all-time leading goal scorer. Fernando Muslera (133 caps) is Uruguay's all-time most capped goalkeeper.
Nasazzi is regarded by many as Uruguay's greatest ever football player. [5] He was known as El Gran Mariscal ("The Great Marshal "), and had already won the gold medal at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games , [ 6 ] as well as the South American Championship in 1923 , 1924 , and 1926 , by the time of the first World Cup .
Uruguay is a country with a population that does not exceed more than three and a half million, [11] and features a large concentration of professional football teams in the city of Montevideo. The two biggest club teams in the country's Primera División are Peñarol , the continuation of CURCC [ note 2 ] , and Nacional , founded in 1899 as a ...
Rank Player Caps Goals Career 1: Diego Godín: 161: 8: 2005–2022 2: Luis Suárez: 142: 69: 2007–present 3 Edinson Cavani: 136: 58: 2008–2022 Fernando Muslera
The chart includes championships since 1900 to present days. Atilio García has the record of being top scorer in most seasons, with 8 (7 of them consecutively). [2] [3] [4] On the other hand, Fernando Morena holds the record of most goals scored in one season (36 in 1978).
Fueled by a fiery cultural passion, a stellar youth system, and a national identity intertwined with fútbol, Uruguay's small size and limited resources can't stop it from working its soccer magic.
Leading the Azzurri 17-7 after a memorable first half last Wednesday, Uruguay appeared on course but Los Teros faded mentally and physically to lose 38-17. Uruguay rugby players aim to shrug off ...
Despite not being at his peak he managed to be one of Uruguay's best players as they won the 1930 World Cup. At the end of the tournament he was selected in the All-Star team. [9] [19] [20] In 1994, he was selected by France Football as number ten in their World Cup Top-100. [21] A plaque was placed at the Estadio Centenario in honour of his ...