Roberto Fleitas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Fleitas | ||
Date of birth | 25 May 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Uruguay | ||
Position(s) | Center back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Liverpool | |||
National team | |||
Uruguay | |||
Teams managed | |||
1979 | Progreso | ||
1983 | Central Español | ||
1985 | Progreso | ||
1987–1988 | Uruguay | ||
1988 | Nacional | ||
1989–1990 | Peñarol | ||
1990–1992 | Nacional | ||
1997 | Nacional | ||
2000 | Liverpool | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Roberto Fleitas (born 25 May 1932[1]) is a Uruguayan football head coach and former center back who managed the Uruguayan national team and several top level Uruguayan clubs.
Career[]
He played as a center back.[2] After retiring, Roberto Fleitas started a career as a head coach. He won the 1987 Copa América as Uruguay national football team coach, and won the 1992 Uruguayan Primera División, the 1988 Copa Libertadores[3] and the 1988 Intercontinental Cup as Nacional's head coach.[4] He won the South American Coach of the Year award in 1988.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Qué es de la vida de..." (in Spanish). Ovación Digital. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ Rubén Olivera (May 21, 2007). "La copa de las sorpresas" (in Spanish). La República. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ Frank Ballesteros (August 6, 2001). "South American Country and Club Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ "Roberto Fleitas: "Vivimos un hecho historico"" (in Spanish). La República. December 11, 2002. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (June 16, 2009). "South American Coach and Player of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan football managers
- 1987 Copa América managers
- Uruguay national football team managers
- Club Nacional de Football managers
- Peñarol managers
- Association football central defenders