The Uruguay national football team, nicknamed La Celeste, represents Uruguay in international men's football, and is administered by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay.
The Chile national football team, nicknamed La Roja, represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. Chile has appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.
Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a striker.
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.
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa is an Argentine professional football manager who is the current manager of the Uruguay national team. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential coaches of all time. Bielsa is a former player having played as a defender for Newell's Old Boys, Instituto and Argentino de Rosario.
Cléver Marcelo Romero Silva is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager.
Liverpool Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The team was first promoted to the Primera División in 1919 and plays its home games at Estadio Belvedere.
Domingo Tejera was a football player from Uruguay. He was part of the Uruguay team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay.
Eusebio Ramón Tejera Kirkerup was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender.
Marcelo Carlo Broli Gorgoroso is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who currently manages the United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team.
Marcelo Alejandro Otero Larzábal is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Marujo" during his career, and is the younger brother of former midfielder Raul Otero.
Marcelo Saralegui Arregín is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Daniel Felipe Revelez Pereira is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender.
Marcelo Wálter Fracchia Bilbao is a former Uruguayan footballer.
Claudio Marcelo Elías is a former Uruguayan footballer.
Ruben Darío Delgado Temesio, known as Darío Delgado, is a former Uruguayan footballer. He was born in Durazno.
Tejera is a Spanish-language surname, meaning place of yew trees.
Marcelo Josemir Saracchi Pintos is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Uruguay national team.
The 2021 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División 2021, was the 118th season of the Uruguayan Primera División, Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 91st in which it is professional. The season, named "Dr. Tabaré Vázquez" after the late former President of Uruguay and chairman of Progreso from 1979 to 1989, started on 15 May and ended on 7 December 2021, with the starting date having been pushed back from early 2021 due to the late conclusion of the previous season owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alexander Tejera is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Chattanooga Red Wolves in USL League One.
