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| Full name | Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1956-05-31)31 May 1956 (age 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paso de los Toros, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Peñarol (academy manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 inPaso de los Toros) is an Uruguayan former football player and football manager who currently serves as an academy manager forPeñarol.
He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]
He was appointed to coach theUruguay national team in the 1999Copa América, earning second place honors. In 2001, he was chosen to replaceDaniel Passarella, qualifying for the2002 FIFA World Cup after finishing 5th in the South American zone and winning a playoff againstAustralia. Uruguay was drawn into group A alongside world championsFrance,Denmark and eventual tournament revelationSenegal. 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.[citation needed]
In 2004, he coachedArgentine sideRosario Central[2] but resigned after only 2 matches, because of differences with the board and a defeat toNewell's Old Boys in the local derby.[citation needed]
His son is the midfielderFederico Púa, currently playing in Chile.[6]
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