Jorge Antonio Acuña Antúnez (died 26 February 2024)[1] was an Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He was part of Uruguay squad that won the 1967 South American Championship on home soil.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 26 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Sud América | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Politécnico | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1971 | Uruguay | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAcuña played for Sud América in 1967, Peñarol in 1968, and Politécnico in 1971–1972.[2]
International career
editAcuña made his international debut on 15 May 1966 playing against Paraguay.[3]
The following year, he was a member of Uruguay’s squad that won the 1967 South American Championship on home soil.[3][4] He played only one game in the tournament, Uruguay’s second match against Venezuela, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute.[3]
Acuña's fifth and final appearance was on 30 July 1967 against Peru.[3]
References
edit- ^ "JORGE ANTONIO ACUÑA ANTÚNEZ". El Observador. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Jorge Acuña". Live Futbol. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Jorge Acuña - AUF". AUF. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "South American Championship 1967". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
External links
edit- Jorge Acuña at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jorge Acuña at WorldFootball.net
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