Club Atlético Peñarol, more commonly referred to as Peñarol and also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros, and (familiarly) Manyas, is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of Montevideo. Throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling. Its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division. The club traditionally plays in yellow and black-striped shirts.
Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also the head coach for the Uruguayan team that won the 1980 Mundialito.
Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievements in Uruguay and internationally.
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. The percentage of Argentines that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club is about 90%.
José Alberto Batista González is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defender, and a manager.
Juan Eduardo Hohberg Roca was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949-59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins, and for playing for Uruguay at the 1954 FIFA World Cup - where Uruguay finished 4th. He was also Manager (coach) of Uruguay at the 1970 World Cup - they finished 4th
Club Deportivo Suchitepéquez is a Guatemalan football club that competes in the Primera División de Ascenso, the second division in the nation. They are based in Mazatenango, Department of Suchitepéquez, and their home stadium is the Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo. The team was founded in 1960, and won two Liga Nacional championships in 1983 and 2016.
Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra is a Uruguayan former professional footballer, who is currently a manager. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club C.A. Peñarol and the Uruguay national team. He also played at the 1990 World Cup. He is known by the nicknames of "the Professor" and "the Ten".
Miguel Angel Bossio Bastianini is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who obtained a total number of thirty international caps for his national team. Having made his international debut on October 27, 1983, against Brazil (2–0), he retired from international competition after the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Nelson Daniel Gutiérrez Luongo is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender. He obtained a total number of 57 international caps for the Uruguay national football team, and was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.
José Luis Zalazar Rodríguez is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.
Sergio Daniel Martínez Alzuri, nicknamed "Manteca", is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was two times top scorer in the Argentine Primera División during his five years with Boca Juniors. He also played professionally in Spain.
Eliseo Rivero Pérez is a former Uruguayan footballer. He played for the club C.A. Peñarol.
Wílliam Ruben Martínez Carreras was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He played 54 times for the Uruguay national football team between 1950 and 1965.
Washington Eduardo Tais Videgaín is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Roberto Matosas Postiglione is a Uruguayan former football defender.
Eduardo "Gasparín" Acevedo Pineda is a Guatemalan football manager and retired football defender.
Edward Arturo Acevedo Cruz is a Dominican football former player and current manager. He played as a full-back and has represented the Dominican Republic national team. Nicknamed Beba, he currently manages Liga Dominicana de Fútbol club Atlético Vega Real.
Eduardo Hugo Malásquez Maldonado is a Peruvian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.
Arturo Fernández Meyzán was a Peruvian football defender who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Universitario de Deportes, and for Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
