Oscar Zubía

Oscar Zubía

Personal information
Full name	Oscar Zubía
Date of birth	February 8, 1946 (1946-02-08) (age 65)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.65 metres (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1967–1970	River Plate Montevideo	?	(?)
1970–1972	Peñarol	?	(?)
1972–1976	LDU Quito	?	(?)
National team‡
1968–1971	Uruguay	15	(4)
Teams managed
1997–1998	LDU Quito
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 26, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 26, 2009

Oscar Zubía (born 8 February 1946 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan football player. He has played for clubs in Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as the Uruguayan football team in the 1970 World Cup.

Club career

Zubia started his career at River Plate de Montevideo, where he impressed the national team, earning a spot on the 1970 Uruguay World Cup team.

He then transferred to cross-town team Peñarol, where he was able to play in his first Copa Libertadores in 1971.

In 1972, Zubia made the move to Ecuador to play for LDU Quito, where he helped the team earn its first two national championships also becoming the national top scorer with 30 goals. He retired from football after his participation at the Quito club.

International career

Zubia had 15 caps for the Uruguayan football team from 1968-1971. He was part of the squad that played in the 1970 World Cup, earning 2 caps against Italy & Sweden.

Later career

Since retiring from footballer, Zubia has stayed on with LDU Quito as a manager at the youth and senior level. He was the senior team coach from 1997-1998..

Honors

LDU Quito

• Serie A: 1974, 1975

External links

• Oscar Zubia FIFA
• Cyberalbos 1974
• Cyberalbos 1975

Persondata
Name	Zubia, Oscar
Alternative names
Short description	Uruguayan football
Date of birth	1946-02-08
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
Place of death