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Víctor Rodolfo Espárgo Videla (Montevideo, October 6, 1944) is a former soccer player and Uruguayan coach. He commonly played midfielder. As a player, he stood out at the National Football Club with which he won six Uruguayan championships and five international cups in nine seasons, and representing the Uruguayan team in three World Cups. He also played in Spain, in Sevilla and Recreativo de Huelva. He was a national coach and several teams in Spain.
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Asparagus was a polyfunctional footballer, having played throughout his career as a shipowner midfielder, hook and containment, as well as as a striker for both flanks of the attack and still as a central-of-central. [ first ] [ 2 ] He began playing in the training divisions of Danube. It passed at the end of 1960 to Cerro [ first ] Where, directed by Ondino Viera, he debuted in First in 1961. [ 2 ] Between that year and 1966 he started as a right pointer, being a participant among other memorable matches, of the inauguration of the Luis Tróccoli stadium on August 24, 1964.
In 1966 he went to Nacional where he debuted on March 26 against the La Luz Club. [ first ] He obtained that year the Uruguayan championship led by Roberto Scarone. He joined the historic team of the National that obtained the tetracampeonato in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972, the Copa Libertadores of 1971, [ 3 ] The 1971 Intercontinental Cup, [ 4 ] And the 1972 Inter -American Cup. [ 5 ]
In 1973 he went to Sevilla F. C. [ 6 ] For seasons 73-74 to 75-76, being one of the first foreigners who arrived in Spanish football after a twenty-year historical veto to soccer players who were not Spanish or nationalized. [ 7 ] Then went to recreational Huelva [ 8 ] For the 1975-76 to 78-79 seasons participating in the first promotion to the highest category in the history of the Iberian Dean in the 1977-78 season. [ 9 ] [ ten ]
After a hard injury he returned to National in 1979, repeating several of the achievements of his first stage: the 1980 Uruguayan championship, the 1980 Copa Libertadores, [ 11 ] And the 1980 Intercontinental Cup. [ twelfth ] Finally, he retired in 1982. [ 2 ] [ 9 ]
He defended Nacional, adding his two stages in the club, in 431 games turning 62 goals. [ 2 ]
He integrated the selection of America, which beat 7 to 6 in penalties to the European National Team on October 31, 1973. [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
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He was international with the Uruguay soccer team between 1965 and 1974. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ Use 1 ] He integrated the celestial squad into three World Cups: 1966, 1970 and 1974. [ 18 ] In the first one he only integrated the squad and played matches on the previous tour, but did not have minutes in the World Cup itself. [ first ] [ 17 ] In the 1970 World Cup he scored the only goal in La Victoria Celeste over the Soviet Union for the quarterfinals. [ 19 ]
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After his retirement he immediately assumed in Nacional as coach of training divisions and shortly after as technical director of the main squad, obtaining the Uruguayan championship of 1983 with what for more than twenty years was the biggest difference between Nacional and Peñarol. [ 2 ] [ Use 2 ]
In Spain, recreational Huelva (1985/86 and 1986-87) directed first, where he was about to achieve promotion to First Division twice. He then went to direct Cádiz (1987-88 season), taking the Gaditano club to his best historical positioning in the Spanish League, when he is located in the twelfth place. Subsequently, Valencia (Seasons 1988-89 to 1990-91), obtaining third place in the League in its first season, and the runner-up in the next. The newspaper Marca appointed him as the best coach of the season. He then directed Sevilla (1991-92 Season), Albacete (1992-93 and 1993-94), Valladolid (1994-95 Season), again Sevilla (season 95-96), and Real Zaragoza (season 1996-97). [ 22 ]
After some years of inactivity he returned in the 2004-05 season to command Cádiz, at the time in the Second Division, obtaining the promotion to Primera. Cádiz descended to the following season, but respect won by asparagus led to the leadership of the Gaditano club to keep him leading his first squad until the end of the season.
At the beginning of 2010 he renamed Cádiz. [ 23 ]
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- ↑ According to some sources he played on 67 occasions scoring 18 goals; According to others, he watched the light blue on 40 occasions. [ 17 ]
- ↑ The difference was 16 points. [ 20 ] [ 2 ] It was not exceeded until after each victory began to be awarded with three points instead of two, first by National in the 2005-06 season, when by a Quito of Points Peñarol finished 37 points below its classic rival, and In 2006-07 when Peñarol took Nacional nineteen points.
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