Carlos Borges Explained

Carlos Borges
Fullname:Carlos Ariel Borges
Birth Date:1932 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Death Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Position:Forward
Years1:1950–1960
Years2:1961–1963
Years3:1964
Years4:1964
Clubs1:Peñarol
Clubs2:Racing
Clubs3:Huracán Buceo
Clubs4:Atlético Platense
Nationalyears1:1954–1959
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:35
Nationalgoals1:10

Carlos Ariel Borges (14 January 1932 – 5 February 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for Uruguay national team. He is best known for scoring the first-ever goal in the history of Copa Libertadores. He is also one of the three Uruguayan footballers ever to score a hat-trick in FIFA World Cup. He achieved this feat in 1954 FIFA World Cup against Scotland.

Borges earned 35 caps and scored 10 goals for the national team from 1954 to 1959. He represented the nation in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in which they finished fourth. He was a part of the squad which won 1956 South American Championship two years later. Borges died on 5 February 2014 at the age of 82.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://soccerly.com/article/leigh/author-of-1st-libertadores-cup-goal-dies-at-age-82 First Copa Libertadores Goalscorer Dies at Age 82