Luis Curbelo (born 21 June 1972[1]) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward in the top-level football divisions of Uruguay, Finland and Greece.

Luis Curbelo
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-06-21) 21 June 1972 (age 52)
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995-1996 Bella Vista
1996-1998 TPS Turku 45 (10)
1998-2000 Liverpool Montevideo 6 (0)
2000 Deportivo Maldonado (1)
2000-2002 Ionikos 43 (15)
2002-2004 Fostiras 5 (0)
2004–2005 Deportivo Maldonado
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Curbelo played for Bella Vista in Uruguay in 1995[2] before transferring in 1996 to play for TPS Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, and he played 23 league games for them that season, as well as appearing in the Finnish Cup final.[3] He made another 22 appearances for them the following season.[2]

In 1999 Curbelo played for Liverpool FC (Montevideo) in the Uruguayan Primera División, making six league appearances for them.[1] In 2000, he played for Deportivo Maldonado,[2] and he scored for them on 17 March 2000 in a Primera Division match against Huracán Buceo.[4]

Curbelo moved to Ionikos in the Super League Greece in 2000, and he made 22 League appearances for them that season (scoring ten goals).[2] He was also at the club in the following season.[5] In 2004 Curbelo moved back to Uruguay to rejoin Deportivo Maldonado.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Van Hoof, Serge; Michael Parr (2000). The North & Latin American Football Guide 99/2000. Heart Books, Belgium.
  2. ^ a b c d Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00 to 2001/02 - RSSSF Archived 22 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Hammond, Mike, ed. (1997). The European Football Yearbook 1997/98. Sports Projects Ltd. ISBN 0-946866-42-2.
  4. ^ Uruguay Primera Division 2000, results and scorers - RSSSF
  5. ^ "Greece round-up: AEK take control (Ionikos denied)". Member Associations/News. uefa.com. 2 December 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Campeonato Uruguayo: Conocemos a los equipos del interior (in Spanish)". Diario El Este. 25 February 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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