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| Full name | Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1947-03-03)3 March 1947 (age 78)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1971 | Sud América | 73 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Sportivo Italiano | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Montevideo Wanderers | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Fénix | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Puebla | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Bella Vista | 80 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 216 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Bella Vista | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Uruguay U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Danubio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Uruguay U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Deportivo Cali | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Real Oviedo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Vélez Sársfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2021 | Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (Latin American Spanish:[ˈoskaɾtaˈβaɾes]; born 3 March 1947), known asEl Maestro (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan former professionalfootball manager and formerplayer.
After an unassuming career as a player and after working as a primary school teacher, Tabárez embarked on an extensive coaching career which has lasted more than 30 years and included coaching teams inColombia,Argentina,Italy andSpain. He managed theUruguay national football team from 1988 to 1990, returning to the job for a second time in 2006. He led the team to fourth place in the2010 FIFA World Cup, and to victory in the2011 Copa América. With Tabárez, Uruguay qualified for fourWorld Cups, reaching the round of 16 twice, the quarterfinals once, and the semi-finals once. In October 2017, Tabárez qualified Uruguay for a fourth time; reaching the 5th position at the 2018 World Cup tournament.
On 25 March 2016, two and a half weeks after completing ten years as the manager of Uruguay, Tabárez surpassedFrancisco Maturana for the head coach with most World Cup qualifying games in South America with 47, with the singularity that he has only managed Uruguay. Tabárez also is the fourth-ranked manager with most games at theCopa América with 30, participating in seven tournaments (1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021). In 2012, for his contributions to association football, Tabárez became the recipient of theFIFA Order of Merit, the highest honour awarded byFIFA.[3][4]
During his 12-year senior playing career, Tabárez played mainly for modest clubs, representingSud América,Sportivo Italiano (Argentina),Montevideo Wanderers (at the time when they were the first non traditional team from Uruguay to qualify for Copa Libertadores),Fénix,Puebla inMexico andBella Vista. He retired at age 32.
In 1980, one year after retiring as a player, Tabárez took up coaching at Bella Vista. There he met José Herrera, who has worked alongside him as physical trainer ever since. The following year, Tabárez was named manager of theUruguay under-20 team. He would coach the side on two occasions. He managed the team at thePan American Games, in1983 inCaracas, where Uruguay won the gold medal, defeating Guatemala in the final.
Tabárez subsequently worked for various clubs in Uruguay, includingDanubio,Montevideo Wanderers andPeñarol. Around this time he first met his current assistant coaches, Mario Rebollo and Celso Otero. In1987, Tabárez led Peñarol to its fifthCopa Libertadores title after defeatingAmérica de Cali in the tournament final.
The Copa Libertadores title was fundamental in Tabárez's appointment as manager of theUruguay senior team, in which the1989 Copa América, in Brazil, was his first major tournament in charge. Uruguay finished in second place, eliminatingDiego Maradona-ledArgentina in the process, losing to hostsBrazil at theMaracanã Stadium.
After four games of qualification, Uruguay qualified for the1990 FIFA World Cup, held in Italy. Uruguay reached the round of 16 of the tournament after a draw withSpain, a loss toBelgium and a win againstSouth Korea. In the round of 16, however, Uruguay was eliminated by hosts Italy. After 34 games, Tabárez's first stint ended. The victory over South Korea was the first at the World Cup since 1970 and the last until 2010, also with Tabárez as manager.
Tabárez later coachedArgentine Primera División giantsBoca Juniors for two years. In 1994, Tabárez moved to Italy to manageSerie A sideCagliari. Despite beatingInter Milan in the final stages of the season, two losses in the last two fixtures to fellow European qualification contendersNapoli and league championsJuventus meant Cagliari finished 9th, three points shy of Inter Milan in 6th, who claimed aUEFA Cup spot.
In 1996, Tabárez was hired byMilan. His spell, however, would only last a few months: after aSupercoppa Italiana defeat againstFiorentina at home at theSan Siro, a 2–3 loss atPiacenza forthe league cost him his position. He was replaced byArrigo Sacchi, and theRossoneri eventually finished 11th.[5]
Tabárez then worked withReal Oviedo in Spain, with the club eventually only maintainingtop division status in the promotion/relegation play-offs againstLas Palmas, winning 4–3 on aggregate. He then returned to Cagliari, being sacked after one draw and three losses.
After two years in Argentina withVélez Sarsfield and Boca Juniors, Tabárez spent four years away from football management.
On 7 March 2006, Tabárez took charge of the national team for a second time, and at that time Uruguay had only qualified for2002 FIFA World Cup since his first spell as manager as they failed to qualify for1994 FIFA World Cup (losing to Brazil in the last match in their group),1998 FIFA World Cup (finished 7th in the group stage) and2006 FIFA World Cup (lost toAustralia in the play-off). Also on the same day he presented the "Proceso de Institucionalización de Selecciones y la Formación de sus Futbolistas" (Process of National Teams' Institutionalization and Players' Growth), which established a "proper way" of work with the national teams (under-15, -18 and -20 and the senior team), reintroducing the 4–3–3 formation and setting time for players in which they can study. With the help of the Complejo Celeste, the work were facilitated upon the objectives of the Proceso. As of 29 March 2016, 10 of the 11-most capped players for Uruguay have been part of theProceso.[6]
Tabárez's first tournament saw Uruguay finish in fourth place at the2007 Copa América in Venezuela.In the group stage, Uruguay lost toPeru (3–0), drew withVenezuela (0–0) and defeatedBolivia (1–0). In the quarter-finals, Uruguay metVenezuela again, this time winning (4–1). After being eliminated in the semi-finals on penalties (5–4) againstBrazil (2–2), they lost in the match for third place againstMexico, (3–1).
After a successfulplay-off againstCosta Rica, Tabárez and theCharrúasqualified for the2010 World Cup in South Africa,[7] first winning Group A (Uruguay did not win its group since1954 World Cup inSwitzerland, 56 years prior). They drew withFrance (0–0), beatSouth Africa (3–0) andMexico (1–0). In the round of 16 they beatSouth Korea (2–1).[8] In the quarter-finals, Uruguay facedGhana and after a draw (1–1), they went to extra time. In the last minute of extra time, a penalty kick was missed byAsamoah Gyan, after a handball byLuis Suárez.[9]
In South Africa, the national team reached the semi-finals for the first time in 40 years,[10] where it lost 3–2 to theNetherlands,[11] only conceding five goals in six matches until that point. Uruguay ended the competition in fourth place, after a 3–2 defeat againstGermany.[12]
In the2011 Copa América, Tabárez led Uruguay to its 15th victory in the tournament, with the national side winning three games and drawing three in Argentina, and only conceding three goals.[13][citation needed] With these wins, Uruguay became the country with the most wins in the history of the Copa América. In 2011 and 2012, under Tabárez's leadership, Uruguay remained undefeated in 18 consecutive games from June 2011 to August 2012, a national team record previously set byJuan Carlos Corazzo. With the Copa América win, Uruguay qualified for the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[14]
After an 84-year absence, Uruguay returned to the Olympic Games, held in London in 2012.[15] After a victory against theUnited Arab Emirates U23 (2–1), the team lost the next two games againstSenegal U23 (2–0) andGreat Britain (1–0), marking the end of the Olympic adventure.[16]Egidio Arévalo Ríos,Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez were the nation's three overage players at the tournament.[17]
Uruguay passed the first stage after a 2–1 defeat toSpain and two victories (2–1 againstNigeria and 8–0 againstTahiti). In the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 against hostsBrazil and finished in fourth place after a 2–2 draw againstItaly after penalties.[18]
Tabárez led Uruguay in its qualification to the2014 World Cup in Brazil, defeatingJordan in twoplay-off games,[19] and thus becoming the first Uruguayan manager to do so in two consecutive World Cups. In Brazil, after an opening 3–1 defeat toCosta Rica followed by two wins (2–1 againstEngland, 1–0 againstItaly), to finish its group stage, Uruguay reached the round of 16, Tabárez's third time for Uruguay at the World Cup. This also marked the first time an Uruguayan team defeated a European opponent in 44 years, the last time being a win against theSoviet Union during the1970 World Cup in Mexico. Without star striker Luis Suárez in the lineup, however, Uruguay lost toColombia (0–2).[20]
On 19 June, the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol made a video tribute to celebrate Tabárez's 150 games at the helm of the Uruguay national team. In the group stage, Uruguay defeatedJamaica (1–0), lost toArgentina (1–0) and drewParaguay (1–1) to finish in third position in its group. Uruguay qualified as the top third-placed and metChile in the next stage. In a game marked with the controversy between Edinson Cavani and Chile'sGonzalo Jara, Uruguay were eliminated after a 1–0 defeat.[21] After the tournament, Tabárez was suspended for three official games for the incidents of the Chile–Uruguay match, in which Cavani was also suspended for two games.
Uruguay contested theCopa América Centenario as part of Group C, Uruguay was eliminated after its three group stage matches, losing toMexico (3–1) andVenezuela (1–0) but defeatingJamaica (3–0).
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Despite the suspension after the Copa América, and withCelso Otero assisting on the bench, Uruguay won its first two games in the2018 World Cup qualification, the first time it had done this since the1966 World Cup qualification, including its first ever win inLa Paz againstBolivia. After the game against Chile, a 3–0 victory, Tabárez equaledFrancisco Maturana as the South American coach with the most games in the CONMEBOL qualifiers, with the distinction that Tabárez has only represented one nation, Uruguay.
Qualification continued in March 2016 with a draw at Brazil (2–2) and a home win against Peru (1–0). In September 2016, after a 1–0 defeat to Argentina, Tabárez became the national team manager with the most games with one country, surpassing the record held bySepp Herberger (167 games) since 1964. The next game saw Uruguay beat Paraguay 4–0. In October 2016, Uruguay played two games: a victory over Venezuela (the first in Uruguay for 16 years), and a draw with Colombia in Barranquilla (the first time Uruguay got a point in that city). Also, Luis Suárez tied ArgentinianHernán Crespo as the top goal scorer in World Cup Qualifications for CONMEBOL.
In November 2016, Uruguay defeated Ecuador and lost to Chile. In March 2017, Uruguay was defeated by Brazil and Peru. In June 2017, another two defeats against the Republic of Ireland and Italy led to worries about the performance of the national team. In August, Uruguay obtained a draw in the Centenario against Argentina, but a victory in September (the first time ever when visiting Paraguay), returned the team to the running for the World Cup. After the game against Argentina, Tabárez told the press that he might leave Uruguay as manager because of his age. In October Uruguay played against Venezuela (0–0) and Bolivia (a 4–2 victory), which sent Uruguay straight to the World Cup for the first time since the current Qualification system was implemented and the third time in a row.
Tabárez arrived to his fourth World Cup as the oldest manager at the tournament. With his appearance, he became tied for third-most World Cup appearances by a manager and tied for most World Cup appearances by a manager of a single national team.[22] In the group stage, Uruguay defeated Egypt, winning its inaugural game for the first time since 1970. Uruguay the defeated Saudi Arabia to qualify for the next round for the third time in a row for the first time in World Cup history. Uruguay defeated Russia to win three consecutive games for the first time since 1954, and for the first time to win its group, with no goals against and no yellow or red cards. It was the fourth time that Uruguay advanced to the next round with Tabárez. Uruguay defeated Portugal and advanced to the quarterfinals to face France. France defeated Uruguay, and would proceed to win the World Cup. Tabárez became one of the national team managers with the most World Cups, and the third one representing the same team four times.
Following the tournament, Tabárez's contract expired, and its intended renewal was initially not completed due to controversy surrounding the national federation which included the resignation of its presidentWilmar Valdez.[23] One friendly match in September 2018 was overseen on an interim basis by the Under-20 coachFabián Coito;[24][25] the contract was renewed a few weeks later.[26]
Uruguay advanced to the next round after defeating Ecuador, a draw against Japan and a win against Chile. In the next round, Peru eliminated Uruguay in the penalties series. Tabárez reached 30 Copa America games, becoming the fourth in the list of national team managers with most games in the history of the competition. Uruguay ended the entire calendar year with a 13 games undefeated streak. The last time this had happened was in 1987.
After poor results in the2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Tabárez was fired on 19 November 2021, ending 15 years as coach of theUruguay national football team.[27][28]
Tabárez is presently the first on thelist of football managers with most games, that have managed one national team. In September 2016, he surpassed the record held by Sepp Herberger (167) andMorten Olsen (166) as the national team manager with the most games as national football manager with just one national team, leading a selected group with 100 games or more. In November 2019, he reached the 200 games with the national team of Uruguay. The list also includes such names asHugo Meisl,Alf Ramsey,Mario Zagallo,Helmut Schön,Carlos Alberto Parreira,Joachim Löw,Lars Lagerbäck,Bruce Arena,Berti Vogts,Guillermo Stábile,Ignacio Trelles,Walter Winterbottom,Lajos Baróti andVicente del Bosque.
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| Uruguay | 1 September 1988 | 1 July 1990 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 050.00 | |||
| Cagliari | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 1995 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 036.84 | |||
| AC Milan | 1 July 1996 | 1 December 1996 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 036.36 | |||
| Real Oviedo | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 024.39 | |||
| Cagliari | 1 July 1999 | 30 September 1999 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 | |||
| Boca Juniors | 1 January 2002 | 31 December 2002 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 052.94 | |||
| Uruguay Olympic football team | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | |||
| Uruguay | 13 February 2006 | 19 November 2021 | 194 | 94 | 49 | 51 | 048.45 | |||
| Total | 390 | 173 | 104 | 113 | 044.36 | |||||
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Uruguay Youth
Uruguay
Aside from his career in football, Tabárez also worked as ateacher.[30] He has been diagnosed withGuillain–Barré syndrome, and was seen utilizing crutches during the2018 FIFA World Cup.[31]
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