Víctor Púa

Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in Paso de los Toros) is a retired Uruguayan football player and currently a football manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Púa and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.
Víctor Púa
Personal information
Full name Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa
Date of birth (1956-05-31) 31 May 1956
Place of birth Paso de los Toros, Uruguay
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Liverpool MVD
1975 Colón
1976–1977 Bella Vista
1978–1981 Defensor
1982 Olimpia
1983 Defensor
1984 Rampla Juniors
1985 River Plate UY
1986 Bella Vista
1987 Mandiyú
1988 Sportivo Italiano
1989 Cerrito
Teams managed
1990–1993 River Plate UY
– Uruguay U-17
– Uruguay U-20
1997–2000 Uruguay
2000–2001 Uruguay (assistant)
2001–2003 Uruguay
2004 Rosario Central
2009 Peñarol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]

He was appointed to coach the Uruguay national team in the 1999 Copa América, earning second place honors. In 2001, he was chosen to replace Daniel Passarella, qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup after finishing 5th in the South American zone and winning a playoff against Australia. Uruguay was drawn into group A alongside world champions France, Denmark and eventual tournament revelation Senegal. After a defeat to Denmark and a 0–0 draw with France, Uruguay had to beat Senegal to make it to the next round. Despite coming back from a 0–3 at half time, Richard Morales narrowly missed a fourth goal with the goalkeeper down, which left Uruguay in 3rd place and out of the next round.

In 2004, he coached Argentine side Rosario Central[2] but resigned after only 2 matches, because of differences with the board and a defeat to Newell's Old Boys in the local derby.

Clubs as player

Teams as coach

Family

His son is the midfielder Federico Púa, currently playing in Chile.[6]

References
  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/uruguay/squad/default.stm
  2. http://www.rosariocentral.com/tec-a.html
  3. https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71545.html
  4. http://girasolweb.tripod.com/tecnicos.htm
  5. http://futboldecerrolargo.blogspot.com/2009/10/en-el-centenario-cerro-largo-perdio-2-1.html
  6. Unión Temuco suma refuerzos (in Spanish)


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