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Pablo Bengoechea

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Pablo Bengoechea Camelo
Bengoechea in 2016
Personal information
Full name Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra
Date of birth (1965-06-27) 27 June 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Rivera, Uruguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Montevideo Wanderers 46 (15)
1987–1992 Sevilla 135 (26)
1992–1993 Gimnasia La Plata 16 (5)
1993–2003 Peñarol 245 (82)
Total 442 (128)
International career
1986–1997 Uruguay 43 (6)
Managerial career
2005–2006 River Plate (assistant)
2007–2008 Cruz Azul (assistant)
2008–2009 Universidad de Chile (assistant)
2010 Danubio (assistant)
2010–2014 Peru (assistant)
2014 Peru
2015–2016 Peñarol
2017–2018 Alianza Lima
2019–2020 Alianza Lima
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner 1987 Argentina
Winner 1995 Uruguay
Runner-up 1989 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra (born 27 June 1965) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer, who is currently a manager. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain.[1] He was the captain of the club C.A. Peñarol and the Uruguay national team. He also played at the 1990 World Cup. He is known by the nicknames of "the Professor" and "the Ten".

Club career

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Bengoechea, a native of Rivera, started his career at the Oriental Atlético Club of Rivera. He later played for Montevideo Wanderers, Sevilla FC of Spain, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of Argentina and C.A. Peñarol.

Peñarol

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Bengoechea's career at Peñarol was very successful in terms of titles won. He helped the team conquer the second “Quinquenio de Oro” (five consecutive league titles), winning the league title in the seasons of 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. He also won titles in 1999 and 2003, the 1997 Liguilla, and two Parmalat championships in 1993 and 1994.[citation needed]

National team

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He represented the Uruguay national team from 1986 to 1997. He played in the Copa Americas of 1987 and 1995. He scored in the final of both the 1987 and 1995 Copas América, as Uruguay won the titles against Chile and Brazil, respectively. He played in Uruguay's loss at the 1990 World Cup against Belgium, coming in as a substitute and scoring the team's only goal of the match.

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay[1] 1986 3 0
1987 4 1
1988 1 0
1989 8 0
1990 2 1
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 10 3
1996 6 1
1997 8 0
Total 43 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pablo Bengoechea". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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