Defensor Sporting

Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. They are a four-time national champion in Uruguay (1976, 1987, 1991, 2007–08).

Defensor has won many qualifying tournaments (Pre-Liguilla) to the Copa Libertadores and has represented Uruguay on numerous occasions internationally. Regarded as one of the teams that creates and develops many players in Uruguay and are then transferred worldwide. It is the place of birth of numerous players like Jorge "Polilla" da Silva, Sergio "Manteca" Martínez, Sebastián Abreu, Andrés Fleurquin, Marcelo Tejera, Darío Silva, Gonzalo Vargas, Diego "Ruso" Pérez, Nicolás Olivera, Martín Cáceres, Maxi Pereira, Álvaro González, Tabaré Viúdez.

Legendary coach Prof. José Ricardo de León brought Defensor to the national championship in 1976 and originated a football (fútbol) school of thought, consistently criticized as ultra defensive, that is still present nowadays in several teams and coaches.

On September 2007, the club was considered the World's Club Team of the Month by the IFFHS.

Defensor Sporting's most famous supporter is singer/composer Jaime Roos.

Defensor plays its home games at its own stadium called Estadio Luis Franzini which has a capacity for 18,000 spectators. The stadium was opened on 31 December 1963.

It is located in Parque Rodó, Montevideo.

• Copa Libertadores: 12 appearances

1977: First Round

2007: Quarter-finals

2009: Quarter-finals

2014: Semi-finals

• U-20 Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

2012: Runner-up

• Copa Sudamericana: 5 appearances

2005: First Round

2007: Quarter-finals

2008: Round of 16

2010: Round of 16

2015: Quarter-finals

• Copa CONMEBOL: 2 appearances

1995: First Round

1997: First Round

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Emiliano Álvarez 5 MF Martín Rabuñal 9 FW Facundo Milán 12 GK Gastón Rodríguez 15 MF Ayrton Cougo 17 GK Agustin Lopez 24 DF Gonzalo Maulella 25 MF Ramiro Cristóbal

No. Position Player 26 DF Nicolás Correa 30 DF Ernesto Goñi 44 GK Guillermo Reyes — DF Joaquín Salvatto — FW Pablo López — MF Gonzalo Napoli — MF Damián Waller — MF Diego Viera — DF Emilio Zeballos

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF Guillermo de los Santos (At CD Universidad Católica until 31 December 2019) GK Facundo Ospitaleche (At River Plate until 31 December 2019) MF Joaquín Piquerez (At River Plate until 31 December 2019) MF Robert Ergas (At Albacete Balompie until 30 June 2020) FW Juan Manuel Boselli (At Atletico Paranaense until 31 December 2019)

• Federico Raul Fernandez Moreno (FW)

• Hugo Bagnulo (1952 – 1957), (1960 – 1961)
• Gregorio Pérez (1983 – 1984)
• Juan Ahuntchaín (1996)
• Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (1996 – 1997)
• Juan Tejera (2004 – 2005)
• Jorge "Polilla" da Silva (2005 – 2009)
• Gustavo Ferrín (2009 – 2010)
• Pablo Repetto (2010 – 2011)
• Gustavo "Chavo" Díaz (2011 – 2012)
• Tabaré Silva (2012 – 2013)
• Fernando Curutchet (2013 – 2014)
• Mauricio Larriera (2015 – 2016)
• Eduardo Acevedo (2016 – 2018)

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