Julio Acuña
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Heber Acuña Alegre | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Lascano, Uruguay | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| 1976–1981 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 1982 | Fénix | ||
| 1983–1984 | Defensor | ||
| 1984–1991 | Cobresal | 226 | (0) |
| 1992 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| 1994 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| 1994 | Palermo Rocha | ||
| International career | |||
| 1983 | Uruguay | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995 | Salus (assistant) | ||
| 1996 | Peñarol (gk coach) | ||
| 1997 | Peñarol (youth) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Juventud Las Piedras | ||
| 2001–2002 | El Tanque Sisley | ||
| 2002 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| 2003 | Sud América | ||
| 2003–2004 | Cobresal | ||
| 2004 | Rocha | ||
| 2005 | Cerrito | ||
| 2006 | Cerro | ||
| 2007 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| 2008 | Atenas | ||
| 2010 | Platense Montevideo | ||
| 2011 | Tacuarembó | ||
| 2013 | Central Español | ||
| 2015–2016 | Platense Montevideo | ||
| 2017–2018 | Colón Montevideo | ||
| 2023 | Huracán Buceo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Julio Heber Acuña Alegre (born 11 December 1954) is a Uruguayan former football goalkeeper and manager.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Lascano, Rocha,[1] Acuña made his senior debut with Racing Club de Montevideo in 1972. The next years, he spent seasons with Montevideo Wanderers (1976–1981), Fénix (1982) and Defensor (1983) before moving abroad[2] and joining Cobresal in the Chilean Primera División from 1984 to 1991.[3] With Cobresal, he took part in the 1986 Copa Libertadores[4] and won the 1987 Copa Lan Chile.[5]
Back to Uruguay, Acuña played for Racing Club in 1992 and 1994, studied to become a football manager during 1993, and ended his career with Palermo, winnning the 1994 Liga Rochense de Fútbol.[1][2]
At international level, Acuña was part of the Uruguay squad that won the 1983 Copa América.[1][6]
Coaching career
[edit]As a football manager, Acuña has almost developed all his career in Uruguay. His first club as a head coach was Juventud de Las Piedras from 1998 to 2000.[2] The next years, he led clubs such as El Tanque Sisley, Racing Club de Montevideo,[7] Rocha,[8] Cerro, Tacuarembó,[9] Central Español, among others.[1]
Abroad, Acuña coached Chilean club Cobresal in 2003–04.[10][11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Daltez (25 May 2020). "FIGURAS: JULIO ACUÑA, NO PASÓ DESAPERCIBIDO POR EL FÚTBOL DE ROCHA". La Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "FICHA TECNICA DE JULIO ACUÑA". www.rochatotal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "1989-1992 – El ocaso de un grande". Club Deportes Cobresal (in Spanish). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
Febrero de 1992:... Dejan la institución: Julio Acuña (URU), Ronald Yávar...
- ↑ "Los recuerdos de Cobresal en la Copa Libertadores del '86". Diario AS (in Spanish). 3 January 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
junto a jugadores como el arquero uruguayo Julio Acuña, Wladimir Bigorra,...
- ↑ "Las otras campañas en que Cobresal soñó con el título nacional". La Tercera (in Spanish). 6 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Copa América 1983". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Julio Acuña asumió en Racing". LARED21 (in Spanish). 17 April 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "A LAS POCAS HORAS DE LA DESTITUCION DE ALBERTO MARTINEZ SE CONTRATO A JULIO ACUÑA". www.rochatotal.com (in Spanish). 6 July 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Julio Acuña asumió en Tacuarembó F. Club, que busca solucionar problemas económicos". Diario NORTE (in Spanish). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Uruguayo Julio Acuña es el nuevo técnico de Cobresal". Emol (in Spanish). 1 September 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Gustavo Huerta señaló que regresa a Cobresal para devolverle la mano". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 8 May 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
Cobresal en el Torneo de Apertura 2004, bajo el mando del uruguayo Julio Acuña,
External links
[edit]- Julio Acuña at AUF.org.uy (in Spanish)
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rocha Department
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- 1983 Copa América players
- Racing Club de Montevideo players
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- Centro Atlético Fénix players
- Defensor Sporting players
- C.D. Cobresal footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Uruguayan football coaches
- Association football goalkeeping coaches
- Uruguayan football managers
- Juventud de Las Piedras managers
- El Tanque Sisley managers
- Racing Club de Montevideo managers
- Sud América managers
- C.D. Cobresal managers
- Rocha F.C. managers
- Club Sportivo Cerrito managers
- C.A. Cerro managers
- Tacuarembó F.C. managers
- Central Español managers
- Huracán Buceo managers
- Uruguayan Segunda División managers
- Uruguayan Primera División managers
- Chilean Primera División managers
- Uruguayan expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Chile