Osvaldo Francisco Canobbio Pittaluga (born 17 February 1973) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is currently the youth team coach of Liverpool Montevideo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Francisco Canobbio Pittaluga | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool Montevideo (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | River Plate Montevideo | 18 | (9) |
| 1994–1995 | Nacional | 61 | (36) |
| 1995–1996 | Newell's Old Boys | 11 | (1) |
| 1996 | Nacional | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Deportivo Español | 51 | (9) |
| 1998–1999 | Talleres | 25 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Racing Club | 37 | (10) |
| 2001 | Huracán | 15 | (1) |
| 2002 | Cobreloa | 29 | (14) |
| 2003 | Yunnan Hongta | 25 | (8) |
| 2004–2006 | River Plate Montevideo | 51 | (22) |
| 2007 | CD Olimpia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Liverpool Montevideo | 22 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Cerro Largo | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Juventud Las Piedras | 4 | (2) |
| 2010 | Fénix | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Uruguay | 8 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Rampla Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Fénix (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | El Tanque Sisley | ||
| 2014–2015 | Barcelona SC (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Fénix (youth) | ||
| 2017 | Villa Española | ||
| 2018 | Liverpool Montevideo (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Liverpool Montevideo (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Liverpool Montevideo (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editCanobbio started his senior career in 1988 with River Plate Montevideo. They were relegated to Uruguayan Segunda División in 1990. They were promoted back to Uruguayan Primera División in 1991. The finished second in the league in 1992.[1]
By 1994 Canobbio had joined Nacional.[2] He then moved to Argentina in 1996 and started playing for Deportivo Español. In Argentina he also joined Talleres (in 1997) and Racing Club (in 1998) where he became the highest goalscorer of the team.[3][1][4]
In 2002 Osvaldo moved to Chile and joined Cobreloa and participated in Copa Libertadores.[3]
After almost fourteen years playing in South America, Osvaldo moved to China to join Yunnan Hongta, a team which used to participate in the Chinese League.
Between 2004 and 2007, Osvaldo has played for his former team River Plate. Then he played for Honduran club Olimpia. He joined Liverpool Montevideo in July 2007.[4]
He retired after playing for Fénix in 2010.[4]
International
editCanobbio was part of Uruguay squad at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.[5] He played eight matches and scored two goals for the senior team between 1993 and 1997.[6]
Personal life
editCanobbio's son Agustín is a current Uruguayan international.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay[6] | 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Canobbio goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 1995 | Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex, Medellín, Colombia |  Colombia |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 25 June 1995 | Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay |  New Zealand |
6–0 | 7–0 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Obrero del gol". Clarín (in Spanish). 14 June 2001. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Canobbio, Osvaldo". Atilio Software (in Spanish). COMISIÓN DE HISTORIA Y ESTADÍSTICA C.N.deF. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ a b "DEFENSA - PLANTEL- Osvaldo Canobbio". Geocities (in Spanish). Cobreloa. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Qué es de la vida de Canobbio, el charrúa que aún recuerda su gol en un clásico". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship Portugal 1991". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Osvaldo Canobbio - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Un Canobbio se puso la de Peñarol". 10 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
External links
edit- Osvaldo Canobbio at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Osvaldo Canobbio at National-Football-Teams.com