Antonio Alzamendi
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 Domínguez and Alzamendi with the 1987 Copa América trophy. | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Antonio Alzamendi Casas | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-06-07) 7 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Durazno, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Wanderers de Durazno | ||
| 1974–1976 | Policial de Durazno | ||
| 1976–1978 | Sud América | ||
| 1979–1982 | Independiente | 185 | (75) |
| 1982–1983 | River Plate | ||
| 1983 | Nacional | ||
| 1983–1984 | Tecos UAG | 17 | (2) |
| 1985 | Peñarol | 28 | (13) |
| 1985/'86–1987/'88 | River Plate | ||
| 1988–1990 | Logroñés | 62 | (15) |
| 1990/'91 | Textil Mandiyú | 9 | (0) |
| 1993 | Rampla Juniors | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1978–1990 | Uruguay | 31 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 9, 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2006 | |||
Antonio Alzamendi Casas (born 7 June 1956 in Durazno) is a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward; he retired in 1991.
His official debut was with the Uruguayan team Wanderers de Durazno. Alzamendi played for Uruguay at the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups, scoring against West Germany in 1986. He played several years for River Plate of Argentina, winning both the Copa Libertadores de América and Intercontinental Cup in 1986.
In July 2001 he was appointed as coach of the Australian National Soccer League team Canberra Cosmos. However his contract was then terminated shortly after due to financial problems with the club.
In 2008, he became the coach of Sport Ancash from Peru.
References
External links
Antonio Alzamendi at National-Football-Teams.com- playerhistory
| Preceded by Michel Platini | World Club Championship Best Player 1986 | Succeeded by Rabah Madjer |
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