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Latest revision as of 13:34, 9 July 2023
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nilo Humberto Acuña Bordaborria | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 29 August 2004 | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Uruguay | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1966 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
1967–1972 | Peñarol | ||
1972–1975 | Monterrey | ||
1975–1976 | Peñarol | ||
International career | |||
Uruguay | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nilo Humberto Acuña Bordaborria (26 September 1943 – 29 August 2004) was a professional footballer who played in the Uruguayan Primera División and Mexican Primera División.
Career[edit]
Born in Montevideo, Acuña played as a forward. He began playing for Liverpool de Montevideo, before joining Peñarol in 1967. He won consecutive Uruguayan league titles in 1967 and 1968, and helped the club reach the 1970 Copa Libertadores final in his first stint with the club.[1]
In 1972, Acuña moved to Mexico to join Monterrey for three seasons.[2] He returned to Uruguay to finish his career with Peñarol.
After he retired from playing, Acuña became a football coach. He was a member of Jorge Fossati's staff which led LDU Quito to the 2003 Ecuadorian league title.[3] In 2004, he joined Fossati's coaching staff on the Uruguay national football team.[4]
Personal[edit]
Acuña developed a tumor and died at age 60 in August 2004.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Tabeira, Martín (31 July 2008). "Penarol in Copa Libertadores 1970-1979". RSSSF.
- ^ Graciano, Brenda (2 November 2010). "En su vida fueron estrellas en el Club de Futbol Monterrey" [They were stars of C.F. Monterrey in its life] (in Spanish). Record. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Dolor en la Selección Uruguaya" [Sadness in the Uruguayan national team] (in Spanish). Ecuador Inmediato. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Fossati viaja hoy Uruguay para acordar vinculación con selección" [Fossati travels to Uruguay today to establish links with the national team] (in Spanish). Nacion. 13 April 2004.
- ^ Boletos para partido - El Universo (in Spanish)
- 1943 births
- 2004 deaths
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Men's association football forwards
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Peñarol players
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Uruguayan football forward stubs