Washington Etchamendi

Washington Etchamendi (2 March 1921 — 30 May 1976) was a Uruguayan football manager, who notably managed Nacional in 1971.

Washington Etchamendi
Etchamendi in 1972
Personal information
Full name Washington Etchamendi
Date of birth (1921-03-02)2 March 1921
Place of birth Soto, Uruguay
Date of death 30 May 1976(1976-05-30) (aged 55)
Place of death Cali, Colombia
Teams managed
Canillitas
Progreso
Defensor Sporting
1963 Uruguay
Liverpool Montevideo
1965 Colón
1965–1966 Unión de Santa Fe
Cerro
1969 Los Andes
1969 Bella Vista
1970–1972 Nacional
1972 Uruguay
1973 Paraguay
Montevideo Wanderers
1973–1975 Bella Vista
1976 Deportivo Cali

Career

Born in Soto, Paysandú Department, Etchamendi began his career with Club Canillitas, and later went on to manage Progreso, Defensor Sporting and Liverpool Montevideo before moving to Argentina in 1965. He also took over Colón (where he was manager for just a week),[1] Unión de Santa Fe and Los Andes[2] in that country before moving back to Uruguay.

In 1970, after an impressive year in charge of Bella Vista, Etchamendi was named Nacional manager.[3] He led the latter club to three Primera División titles (1970, 1971, 1972), aside from winning the 1971 Copa Libertadores and the 1971 Intercontinental Cup.

After leaving Nacional at the end of the 1972 season, Etchamendi subsequently worked at the Paraguay national team, Montevideo Wanderers, Bella Vista, Club León and Deportivo Cali.

Death

On 30 May 1976, while managing Deportivo Cali, Etchamendi suffered a myocardial infarction during the second half of a home fixture against Independiente Santa Fe. Despite being aided by nearby people, he was declared dead 30 minutes after the incident.[4]

Honours

Nacional

References
  1. "Hace 15 años se fue al cielo un grande: el Negro Cardozo" [15 years ago a big one went to heaven: Negro Cardozo] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. "100 años, 100 historias Parte XIV" [100 years, 100 stories Part XIV] (in Spanish). CA Los Andes. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi y Juan Carlos Blanco quedaron inmortalizados en Los Céspedes" [Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi and Juan Carlos Blanco are immortalised at the Los Céspedes] (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "El técnico que murió en mitad de un Cali vs Santa Fe" [The manager who died midway through a Cali vs Santa Fe] (in Spanish). El Cinco Cero. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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