Alfredo Foglino
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Alfredo Foglino was an Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an football player and manager.

Club career

Foglino made his debut for Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....

 in 1911. In 14 years for Foglino played 409 matches including nine Primera División Uruguaya
Primera División Uruguaya
The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...

 championships. He was captain of Nacional for ten years.

International career

Foglino played 47 times for Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

, making his debut for the national team in August 1912 and playing his last international in July 1923.

He played in three continental championships for Uruguay; in 1916, 1917 and 1920.

Uruguay

Foglino was appointed playing manager of the Uruguayan national team for several matches in 1915 and 1916. As a 23 year-old he was at the helm of the Uruguayan team that won the 1916 South American Championship.

Club

Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....

    • Primera División Uruguaya
      Primera División Uruguaya
      The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...

      :1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923 & 1924

Country

Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

    • South American Championship
      Copa América
      The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

       (Copa América): 1916, 1917 & 1920

Manager

Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

    • South American Championship
      Copa América
      The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

      (Copa América): 1916
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