Born: 17-10-1976 Country: Uruguay Caps: 70 (W26-D23-L21–GA113-GF86- % 53.57) Goals: 26 (0.37 per match) Age First Cap: 19 yr 274 d 17- 7-1996 vs. China 1-1 Age Last Cap: 35 yr 303 d 15- 8-2012 vs. France 0-0 National Team Career: 16 yr 29 d
Caps Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition 1 17- 7-96 Beijing China 1-1 2 1 1 25- 8-96 Osaka Japan 3-5 3 1 12- 1-97 Montevideo Argentina 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 4 1 12- 2-97 Quito Ecuador 0-4 World Cup Qualifier 5 1 2- 4-97 Montevideo Venezuela 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 6 1 5- 6-97 Sucre Venezuela 2-0 Copa America 7 2 3 16-11-97 Maldonado Ecuador 5-3 World Cup Qualifier 8 3 3- 9-00 Montevideo Ecuador 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 9 3 8-10-00 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-2 World Cup Qualifier 10 2 5 13- 2-02 Montevideo South Korea 2-1 11 1 6 17- 4-02 Milan Italy 1-1 12 1 7 12- 5-02 Washington DC USA 1-2 13 2 9 16- 5-02 Shenyang China 2-0 14 9 1- 6-02 Ulsan Denmark 1-2 World Cup 15 9 5- 6-02 Busan France 0-0 World Cup 16 9 11- 6-02 Suwon Senegal 3-3 World Cup 17 1 10 8- 6-03 Seoul South Korea 2-0 18 10 20- 8-03 Firenze Argentina 2-3 19 1 11 26-10-05 Guadalajara Mexico 1-3 20 11 21- 5-06 New Jersey North.Ireland 1-0 21 11 24- 5-06 Los Angeles Romania 2-0 22 11 27- 5-06 Beograd Serbia & Mont. 1-1 23 1 12 30- 5-06 Tunisie Libya 2-1 LG Cup 24 12 16- 8-06 Alexandria Egypt 2-0 25 12 27- 9-06 Maracaibo Venezuela 0-1 26 1 13 18-10-06 Montevideo Venezuela 4-0 27 2 15 7- 2-07 Cucuta Colombia 3-1 28 15 2- 6-07 Sydney Australia 2-1 29 15 26- 6-07 Merida Peru 0-3 Copa America 30 15 3- 7-07 Merida Venezuela 0-0 Copa America 31 1 16 10- 7-07 Maracaibo Brazil 2-2 (1) Copa America 32 1 17 14- 7-07 Caracas Mexico 1-3 Copa America 33 17 12- 9-07 Johannesburg South Africa 0-0 34 1 18 13-10-07 Montevideo Bolivia 5-0 World Cup Qualifier 35 1 19 18-11-07 Montevideo Chile 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 36 1 20 21-11-07 Sao Paulo Brazil 1-2 World Cup Qualifier 37 20 6- 2-08 Montevideo Colombia 2-2 38 20 14- 6-08 Montevideo Venezuela 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 39 1 21 17- 6-08 Montevideo Peru 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 40 1 22 20- 8-08 Sapporo Japan 3-1 41 22 10- 9-08 Montevideo Ecuador 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 42 22 11-10-08 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-2 World Cup Qualifier 43 1 23 14-10-08 La Paz Bolivia 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 44 23 19-11-08 Saint-Denis France 0-0 45 23 11- 2-09 Tripoli Libya 3-2 46 23 28- 3-09 Montevideo Paraguay 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 47 23 1- 4-09 Santiago Chile 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 48 23 6- 6-09 Montevideo Brazil 0-4 World Cup Qualifier 49 23 10- 6-09 Puerto Ordaz Venezuela 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 50 23 12- 8-09 Alger Algeria 0-1 51 23 5- 9-09 Lima Peru 0-1 World Cup Qualifier 52 23 9- 9-09 Montevideo Colombia 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 53 23 14-10-09 Montevideo Argentina 0-1 World Cup Qualifier 54 1 24 18-11-09 Montevideo Costa Rica 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 55 24 3- 3-10 Sankt Gallen Switzerland 3-1 56 2 26 26- 5-10 Montevideo Israel 4-1 57 26 11- 6-10 Cape Town France 0-0 World Cup 58 26 2- 7-10 Johannesburg Ghana 1-1 (2) World Cup 59 26 6- 7-10 Cape Town Netherlands 2-3 World Cup 60 26 10- 7-10 Port Elizabeth Germany 2-3 World Cup 61 26 11- 8-10 Lisboa Angola 2-0 62 26 17-11-10 Santiago Chile 0-2 63 26 25- 3-11 Tallinn Estonia 0-2 64 26 29- 5-11 Sinsheim Germany 1-2 65 26 23- 6-11 Rivera Estonia 3-0 66 26 12- 7-11 La Plata Mexico 1-0 Copa America 67 26 11-11-11 Montevideo Chile 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 68 26 29- 2-12 Bucuresti Romania 1-1 69 26 2- 6-12 Montevideo Venezuela 1-1 World Cup Qualifier 70 26 15- 8-12 Le Havre France 0-0 1- Lost 4-5 on penalties kicks 2- Won 4-2 on penalties kicks Total Record Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage 70 26 23 21 113-86 75 53.57 26 goals scored in 70 matches (0.37 per match) Types of Goals Friendlies 15 World Cup Qualifiers 8 Copa América 2 LG Cup 1 Total 26
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