Sebastián Abreu
Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1976)
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- Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo ( Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan aˈβɾew] ; born 17 October 1976), nicknamed El Loco (The Madman), is a Uruguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a striker.
- Throughout a career spanning 26 years, Abreu represented 32 different clubs in 11 countries.
- On the international stage, Abreu made 70 appearances for the national team.
- Club career Early career Born in Minas, Lavalleja Department, Abreu played in numerous clubs throughout America (Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil).
- In his sole season in La Liga, which started in January 1998, having been signed from San Lorenzo, Abreu scored for the Galicians in a 3–1 home defeat of Barcelona on 25 January.
Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan aˈβɾew]; born 17 October 1976), nicknamed El Loco (The Madman), is a Uruguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. He is the head coach of Mexican club Tijuana.
Throughout a career spanning 26 years, Abreu represented 32 different clubs in 11 countries. He won league championships with San Lorenzo and River Plate in Argentina, and with Nacional in Uruguay.
On the international stage, Abreu made 70 appearances for the national team. He represented Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2010, and at the Copa América in 1997, 2007 and 2011, becoming a champion in the latter.
Club career
Early career
Born in Minas, Lavalleja Department, Abreu played in numerous clubs throughout America (Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil). He also had an unsuccessful stint with Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña, which loaned him several times for the duration of his contract.
In his sole season in La Liga, which started in January 1998, having been signed from San Lorenzo, Abreu scored for the Galicians in a 3–1 home defeat of Barcelona on 25 January.
River Plate and Beitar Jerusalem
After having joined Mexico's UANL in 2007, Abreu was able to rescind his contract with them in order to join River Plate – the Mexican Football Federation stalled on recognising the transfer because of an imposed moratorium between the clubs. He became the only foreigner to score in the Clásico Regiomontano (Tigres vs. Monterrey, which he represented the previous year) against each team.
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