FIFA World cup 2010 Uruguay national football team

Uruguay national football team 

FIFA World cup 2010  Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football competition and is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol.Uruguay have won two FIFA World Cups, the first ever World Cup in 1930,  second in 1950. They also won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics  twice, in 1924 and 1928, before the creation of the World Cup.Uruguay  is one of the most successful teams in the world, having won 18 official titles: 2 Fifa World Cup, 2 Olympic Games and 14 Copa América.

Association                        Asociación Uruguayade Fútbol
Confederation                    CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach                        Oscar Tabarez
Captain                              Diego Lugano
Most caps                           Rodolfo Rodríguez (79)
Top scorer                          Héctor Scarone (31)
Home stadium                    Estadio Centenario
FIFA code                           URU
FIFA ranking                      20
Highest FIFA ranking         12 (May 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking          56 (December 1998)
Elo ranking                         15
Highest Elo ranking            1 (various dates 1920-31)
Lowest Elo ranking             46 (March 1980)

 

                              1930 World Cup-winning Uruguay squad

2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings

    *  total games played 18
    * W = total games won 6
    * D = total games drawn (tied) 6
    * L = total games lost 6
    * GF = total goals scored (goals for) 28
    * GA = total goals conceded (goals against) 20
    * GD = goal difference (GF−GA) +8
    * Pts = total points accumulated 24 

Qualification:On 18 November 2009, Uruguay qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 2–1 win on aggregate against Costa Rica.[4]

 Coaches
   

    * 1916: Jorge Pacheco
    * 1916: Alfredo Foglino
    * 1917 - 1918: Julián Bértola
    * 1919 - 1920: Severino Castillo
    * 1920 - 1922: Ernesto Fígoli
    * 1922 - 1923: Pedro Olivieri
    * 1923 - 1924: Leonardo De Lucca
    * 1924 - 1926: Ernesto Meliante
    * 1926: Andrés Mazzali
    * 1926: Ernesto Fígoli
    * 1927 - 1928: Luis Grecco
    * 1928 - 1932: Alberto Suppici
    * 1932 - 1933: Raúl Blanco
    * 1933 - 1941: Alberto Suppici
    * 1941 - 1942: Pedro Cea
    * 1942 - 1945: José Nasazzi
    * 1945 - 1946: Aníbal Tejada
    * 1946: Guzmán Vila Gomensoro

   

    * 1946 - 1955: Juan López
    * 1955: Juan Carlos Corazzo
    * 1955 - 1957: Hugo Bagnulo
    * 1957 - 1959: Juan López
    * 1959: Héctor Castro
    * 1959 - 1961: Juan Corazzo
    * 1961 - 1962: Enrique Fernández
    * 1962 - 1964: Juan Corazzo
    * 1964 - 1965: Rafael Milans
    * 1965 - 1967: Ondino Viera
    * 1967 - 1969: Enrique Fernández
    * 1969 - 1970: Juan Hohberg
    * 1970 - 1973: Hugo Bagnulo
    * 1974 - 1974: Roberto Porta
    * 1974 - 1975: Juan Alberto Schiaffino
    * 1975 - 1977: José María Rodríguez
    * 1977: Juan Hohberg

   

    * 1977 - 1979: Raúl Bentancor
    * 1979 - 1982: Roque Máspoli
    * 1982 - 1987: Omar Borrás
    * 1987 - 1988: Roberto Fleitas
    * 1988 - 1990: Oscar Tabárez
    * 1990 - 1993: Luis Cubilla
    * 1993 - 1994: Ildo Maneiro
    * 1994 - 1996: Héctor Núñez
    * 1996 - 1997: Juan Ahuntchaín
    * 1997 - 1998: Roque Máspoli
    * 1998 - 2000: Víctor Púa
    * 2000 - 2001: Daniel Passarella
    * 2001 - 2003: Víctor Púa
    * 2003 - 2004: Juan Ramón Carrasco
    * 2004 - 2006: Jorge Fossati
    * 2006: Juan Ferrín
    * 2006 - present: Oscar Tabárez


Most caps


#     Name                           Career            Caps     Goals
1     Rodolfo Rodríguez           1976–1986     79           0
2     Enzo Francescoli              1982–1997     72          15
3     Fabián Carini                     1999–     74     0
4     Álvaro Recoba                   1995–2007     69          14
=5     Ángel Romano                 1911–1927     68          28
=5     Pablo Gabriel                   1997–2008     68            3
7     Carlos Aguilera                    1982–1997     65          23
=8     Paolo Montero                  1991–2005     61            5
=8     Jorge Barrios                     1980–1992     61            4
10     Diego Forlán                     2002–             60           22 


Top Goalscorers

#     Player                     Career         Goals     (Caps)     Goals per game
1     Héctor Scarone        1917–1930      31       (52)     0.60
=2     Ángel Romano        1911–1927     28       (68)     0.41
=2     Sebastián Abreu      1997–            28       (56)     0.50
4     Óscar Míguez           1950–1958      27       39)     0.69
5     Pedro Petrone           1924–1930      24       (29)     0.83
6     Carlos Aguilera           1983–1997     23       (65)     0.35
=7     Diego Forlán            2002–             22       (58)     0.38
=7     Fernando Morena     1971–1983     22       (54)     0.41
9     José Piendibene          1909–1923     20       (40)     0.50
10     Héctor Castro           1926–1935     18        (25)     0.72


 


World Cup Winning Captains

#               Name           Caps     Goals

1930     José Nasazzi        51         0
1950     Obdulio Varela     45         9