Luis Cubilla

Football player infobox
playername = Luis Cubilla


fullname = Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1940|3|28
cityofbirth = Paysandú
countryofbirth = Uruguay
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Colón de Paysandu
years = 1957-1962
1962-1964
1964-1968
1969-1974
1975
1976
clubs = Peñarol
FC Barcelona
River Plate
Nacional
Santiago Morning
Defensor Sporting
caps(goals) =

129 (31)




nationalyears = 1959-1974
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 38 (11)
pcupdate = March 2008
manageryears = 1979-1980
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1988-1993
1994
1995-2002
2003
2005
2007
managerclubs = Olimpia
Newell's Old Boys
Peñarol
Olimpia
Atlético Nacional
River Plate
Olimpia
Racing Club
Olimpia
Talleres
Comunicaciones
Barcelona SC

Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida (born March 28, 1940 in Paysandú, Uruguay) is a former football (soccer) player and coach. He had a successful playing career winning 15 major titles. He then went on to become one of the most successful managers in South American football with 17 major titles to date.

Playing career

Also known as "El Negro", Cubilla started his playing career in the youth team of Colón de Paysandu. In 1957 he joined Peñarol where he was part of the team that won 4 Uruguayan league championships, two Copa Libertadores and a Copa Intercontinental.

In 1962 he joined FC Barcelona of Spain, where he was part of the team that won the Copa del Rey in 1963.

Cubilla returned to South America in 1964 to play for River Plate of Argentina. In 1969 he returned to Uruguay joining Nacional where he won 4 more Uruguayan league titles, another Copa Libertadores and another Copa Intercontinental.

In the last years of his career he played for Santiago Morning of Chile and Defensor Sporting of Uruguay where he helped the club to win their first league championship and break the complete dominance of the league by Peñarol and Nacional.

Between 1959 and 1974 Cubilla played 38 games for the Uruguay national team in which he scored 11 goals [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html rsssf: Uruguay record international players] ] . He played in three World Cups in 1962, 1970 and 1974.

Managerial career

As a coach, Cubilla achieved enormous success with Club Olimpia of Paraguay, winning 7 international titles and several national championships. He also coached Newell's Old Boys, Nacional, Peñarol, Defensor Sporting, Danubio (all of Uruguay), Atlético Nacional of Colombia, River Plate of Argentina and Cerro Porteño and Club Libertad, both from Paraguay.

In February 2007, Cubilla signed with the Ecuadorian team Barcelona de Guayaquil.

Titles

As a player

As a manager

References