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Osvaldo Canobbio Personal information Full name Osvaldo Francisco Canobbio Pittaluga Date of birth February 17, 1973 Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay Playing position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1988–1993 River Plate (Uruguay) 1994–1995 Nacional 1995–1996 Newell's Old Boys 11 (1) 1996–1997 Deportivo Español 51 (9) 1997–1998 Talleres 25 (1) 1998–2001 Racing Club 37 (10) 2001–2002 Huracán 15 (1) 2002 Cobreloa 2003 Yunnan Hongta 25 (8) 2004–2007 River Plate (Uruguay) 51 (22) 2007 Club Deportivo Olimpia 2007–2008 Liverpool FC 22 (6) National team 1993–1997 Uruguay 8 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Osvaldo Francisco Canobbio Pittaluga (born February 17, 1973 in Montevideo, Uruguay), commonly known as Osvaldo Canobbio, is a footballer who currently plays as a striker. He appeared in several teams from many different countries (including Argentina, Chile and China) and was involved in the 1993 U-20 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Australia.
Canobbio started his career in 1988 by joining CA River Plate. After some bad performances, River lost its category and was relegated to Segunda División Uruguay in 1990.
In 1991 River was promoted to Primera Division. The team reached the 2nd position in the Uruguayan First Division tournament (Primera División Uruguaya) in 1992.
By 1994 Canobbio had joined Nacional. He then moved to Argentina in 1996 and started playing for Deportivo Español. In Argentina he also joined Talleres de Córdoba (in 1997) and Racing Club (in 1998) where he became the highest goalscorer of the team.
In 2002 Osvaldo moved to Chile and joined Cobreloa and participated in Copa Libertadores.
After almost fourteen years playing in South America, Osvaldo moved to China to join Yunnan Hongta, a team which used to participate in the Chinese League.
Between 2004 and 2007, Osvaldo has played for his former team, River, in the Uruguayan First Division. Then he played for C.D. Olimpia in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He was recently hired by Liverpool F.C.
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Categories:- 1973 births
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- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Deportivo Español footballers
- Racing Club footballers
- Talleres footballers
- Huracán footballers
- Cobreloa footballers
- Club Deportivo Olimpia footballers
- River Plate Montevideo players
- Juventud Las Piedras players
- Cerro Largo players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Honduras
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
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