Pedro Cubilla Explained

Pedro Cubilla
Fullname:Pedro Ramón Cubilla Almeida
Birth Date:25 August 1933
Birth Place:Paysandú, Uruguay
Death Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Peñarol Paysandú
Youthclubs2:Nacional
Years1:1956
Clubs1:Nacional
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1956
Clubs2:Liverpool Montevideo
Years3:1957–1960
Clubs3:Peñarol
Years4:1961–1962
Clubs4:Rampla Juniors
Years5:1963–1964
Clubs5:Huracán
Caps5:43
Goals5:2
Years6:1965
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:1966
Clubs7:Quilmes
Caps7:5
Goals7:1
Years8:1966–1967
Clubs8:Defensor
Years9:1968
Clubs9:Toronto Falcons
Nationalyears1:1961–1962
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Manageryears1:1976
Managerclubs1:Santiago Morning
Manageryears2:1976–1977
Managerclubs2:Nacional (assistant)
Manageryears3:1976
Managerclubs3:Nacional (caretaker)
Manageryears4:1978
Managerclubs4:Danubio
Manageryears5:1979
Managerclubs5:Olimpia (assistant)
Manageryears6:1980
Managerclubs6:Olimpia
Manageryears7:1980–1981
Managerclubs7:Peñarol (youth)
Manageryears8:1981
Managerclubs8:Peñarol (assistant)
Manageryears9:1982
Managerclubs9:Olimpia (assistant)
Manageryears10:1982–1983
Managerclubs10:Huracán FC
Manageryears11:1985
Managerclubs11:Rampla Juniors
Manageryears12:1985
Managerclubs12:Nacional (assistant)
Manageryears13:1985
Managerclubs13:Nacional (caretaker)
Manageryears14:1986
Managerclubs14:Huracán Buceo
Manageryears15:1987
Managerclubs15:Deportivo Quito
Manageryears16:1988
Managerclubs16:Central Español
Manageryears17:1988–1991
Managerclubs17:Olimpia (assistant)
Manageryears18:1991
Managerclubs18:Uruguay (caretaker)
Manageryears19:1991–1993
Managerclubs19:Uruguay (assistant)
Manageryears20:1995–1997
Managerclubs20:Olimpia (assistant)
Manageryears21:1998
Managerclubs21:Cartaginés

Pedro Ramón Cubilla Almeida (25 August 1933 in Paysandú, Uruguay – 16 March 2007 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Uruguayan professional footballer and manager.[1]

Player career

Pedro Cubilla started his career as a professional playing for Uruguayan clubs Nacional, Peñarol, Rampla Juniors and Liverpool de Montevideo in the Primera División Uruguaya. He continued his international career in Argentina playing for Huracán between 1963–1964 and Quilmes in 1966[2] in the Primera División Argentina after being transferred from River Plate in 1965,[3] where he spent a year inactive due to an injury. He returned to Uruguay in 1967 where he played for C.A. Defensor.

In 1968, he was transferred for the former NASL Canadian team Toronto Falcons[4] coached by the legendary Ladislao Kubala.[5]

He also played for the Uruguay national football team, taking part of a European tour previous to the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile.[6]

Coaching career

His career as a professional coach includes Uruguayan clubs Fénix, Huracán, Danubio, Rampla Juniors, Central Español[7] and Huracán Buceo.[8] Internationally he coached Chilean Santiago Morning,[9] Paraguayan Club Olimpia, Ecuadorian Deportivo Quito[10] and C.S. Cartaginés of Costa Rica.[11]

Pedro Cubilla also worked together with his younger brother Luis as the Assistant Coach for Uruguayan clubs Nacional, Peñarol, Paraguayan Club Olimpia and the Uruguay national football team.[12]

In 1998, he was named president of the Uruguayan National Association of Football Trainers.

Art

Besides football he had a passion for painting. He created many paintings containing scenes of the Afro-Uruguayan candombe culture, tango bars and portraits.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Mercurio. Muere ídolo del fútbol uruguayo Pedro Cubilla. 2007-03-16. 2009-03-31.
  2. Web site: RSSF. Uruguayan players in Argentina.
  3. Web site: CIHF. Mundialistas uruguayos en Argentina. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708025305/http://blogcihf.blogspot.com/2009/06/mundialistas-uruguayos-en-argentina.html . 2011-07-08.
  4. Web site: The Soccer Almanac. Toronto Falcons 1968. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716100939/http://www.soccer-almanac.com/teams/team_template.php?y=1968&tm=TOF. 2011-07-16.
  5. Web site: RSSF. Ladislao Kubala.
  6. Web site: Uruguayan Squads in the World Cup. RSSSF. 2009-03-31.
  7. Web site: 1 - 0 vs Central Español . Atilio Software . COMISIÓN DE HISTORIA Y ESTADÍSTICA C.N.deF. . 19 May 2024 . es.
  8. Web site: 0 - 1 vs Huracán Buceo . Atilio Software . COMISIÓN DE HISTORIA Y ESTADÍSTICA C.N.deF. . 19 May 2024 . es.
  9. Web site: Santiago Morning 1976 - Campeonato Nacional . www.solofutbol.cl . 19 May 2024 . es.
  10. Web site: Villavicencio . Roberto . Juntos por 'Maradona' Ordóñez . www.extra.ec . 19 May 2024 . es . 27 September 2021 . junto a ‘Maradona’ disfrutó, en 1987, de su mejor año en el Deportivo Quito, con el uruguayo Pedro Cubilla como entrenador..
  11. Web site: La Nación (San José). Ilusion en azul y blanco.
  12. Web site: Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995. RSSSF.