Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilo (Spanish pronunciation: [mawˈɾisjo βeɾˈnaɾðo βiɣtoˈɾino ðanˈsilo]; born 11 October 1982) is a Uruguayan football coach and a former defender. He is an assistant manager with Nacional.

Mauricio Victorino
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilio
Date of birth (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
Nacional (assistant coach)
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Nacional 51 (1)
2004Plaza Colonia (loan) 16 (3)
2006–2007 Veracruz 28 (3)
2007–2009 Nacional 45 (8)
2009–2011 Universidad de Chile 37 (5)
2011–2014 Cruzeiro 24 (0)
2014Palmeiras (loan) 7 (0)
2015 Independiente 10 (1)
2016–2017 Nacional 24 (0)
2017–2018 Cerro Porteño 12 (0)
2019–2021 Danubio 22 (1)
Total 276 (22)
International career
2006–2016 Uruguay 24 (0)
Managerial career
2023 Liverpool (assistant)
2024 León (assistant)
2024– Nacional (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner 2011 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Nacional

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He made his debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match against Argentine River Plate on 3 March 2005. His uncle Waldemar Victorino had also previously played for Nacional.[1]

Veracruz

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In August 2006 he was transferred one season to Veracruz where he played in the Mexican Primera División. In July 2007 he returned to Nacional.

Universidad de Chile

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On 1 August 2009, he was transferred to Universidad de Chile after an excellent campaign with Nacional in the 2009 Copa Libertadores and the 2008–09. He scored his first goal as a Universidad de Chile player, after a left-footed shot, on August 30, 2009, in a game against Audax Italiano.

Cruzeiro

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Victorino joined Brazilian club Cruzeiro on 1 February 2011.[2]

Danubio

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After a spending the 2018–19 season without a club as a penalty for testing positive to PEDs, it was announced on August 17, 2019 that Victorino had joined hometown club Danubio F.C.[3]

National team

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Victorino played on the Uruguay national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the shoot out against Ghana, he scored the second penalty kick for Uruguay in the World Cup quarterfinals on July 2, 2010. The goal was one of four that sent Uruguay to the semi-finals for the first time in 40 years.

In 2011, he won the Copa América playing 2 matches.

In 2016, he returned to the national team, after an absence of more than three years.

Honors

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Club

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Nacional
Universidad de Chile
Cruzeiro

International

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Uruguay

References

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  1. ^ "Victorino puede arreglar" (in Spanish). Ovación Digital. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de uruguaio Mauricio Victorino" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Mauricio Victorino returns to Uruguayan football". Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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