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2.2 Top scorers. 3 All-time head-to-head record. ... This article contains the list of Uruguay national football team's all records and statistics.
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). [5] Fernando Morena (here pictured in 1974) is the all-time topscorer of Primera División
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish [ˈliɣa pɾofesjoˈnal de pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon], English: First Division Professional League, local: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon], First Division), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uruguay organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).
Fernando Morena Belora (born 2 February 1952) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker.His most known nicknames were "Nando"(abridged form of Fernando) and "Potrillo" (Colt, although young stallion is a better translation in this case), and he is the all-time top goal scorer in the history of the Uruguayan Primera División with 230 goals in 244 games. [1]
The team's all-time top scorers in the Primera División are Fernando Morena (203), Alberto Spencer (113) and Óscar Míguez (107). Morena's (whose 230 goals—203 with Peñarol and 27 with River Plate —make him the highest-scoring player in the Uruguayan League) 440 goals with Peñarol are a record as well.
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. José Nasazzi (40 caps) led Uruguay to victory at the 1924 Olympics, 1928 Olympics and the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Obdulio Varela (45 caps, 9 goals) led Uruguay to victory at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
(Top) 1 Most successful clubs overall. 2 References. ... This page details football records in Uruguay. Most successful clubs overall. Club Domestic South America
The Uruguay national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Uruguay), nicknamed La Celeste ("The Sky Blue"), have represented Uruguay in international men's football since their first international match in 1902 and is administered by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay, which is affiliated ...