![]() Cubilla with Uruguay in 1970 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 3 March 2013 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Colón de Paysandú | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1962 | Peñarol | 123 | (24) |
1962–1964 | Barcelona | 26 | (3) |
1964–1968 | River Plate | 129 | (31) |
1969–1974 | Nacional | 150 | (39) |
1975 | Santiago Morning | 14 | (2) |
1976 | Defensor Sporting | 18 | (3) |
International career | |||
1959–1974 | Uruguay | 38 | (11) |
Managerial career | |||
1979–1980 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
1980 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
1981 | Peñarol | ||
1982 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
1983 | Atlético Nacional | ||
1984 | River Plate | ||
1988–1991 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
1991–1993 | Uruguay | ||
1994 | Racing Club | ||
1995–1999 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
2003 | Talleres | ||
2005 | Comunicaciones | ||
2007 | Barcelona SC | ||
2009 | Colegio Nacional Iquitos | ||
2010 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
2012 | Tacuary | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2022 |
Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida (28 March 1940 – 3 March 2013) was a Uruguayan professional footballer and manager. He had a successful playing career winning 16 major titles. He then went on to become one of the most successful managers in South American football with 17 major titles.[1][2]