Alejandro Rubén Apud Varela (born 22 October 1967 in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

) is a Uruguayan

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

manager and former player who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Career

Apud played as a goalkeeper for Uruguayan clubs

Centro Atlético Fénix Centro Atlético Fénix is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The football team currently plays in Primera División. Fénix is one of the most popular and traditional teams of Uruguay's 2nd Division, along with Racing Club de Montevide ...

Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...

Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) Liverpool Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Montevideo. The team was first promoted to the Uruguayan Primera División, Primera División in 1919 and plays its home games at Estadio Belvedere. History The ...

and

Rampla Juniors Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, commonly known as Rampla Juniors, is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The team was actively playing the 2021 season by January 2021. In their home stadium, Rampla won the Uruguayan championship in 1927. ...

. After he retired from playing, Apud became a football manager. He led

Sud América Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a football club from Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda Division. History Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasion ...

, Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) and Atenas de San Carlos, before being appointed manager of

Boston River Club Atlético Boston River, simply known as Boston River, is a Uruguayan sports club located in Montevideo. Founded on 20 February 1939, their main focus is on football, currently playing in the Uruguayan Primera División. At the futsal leag ...

during its first season in the

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, ...

, earning a place in the

2017 Copa Sudamericana The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Argent ...

References

External links

Website
* 1967 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan people of Arab descent Centro Atlético Fénix players Club Nacional de Football players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Rampla Juniors players People from Montevideo Association football goalkeepers Uruguayan football managers C.A. Cerro managers Sud América managers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) managers Boston River managers Racing Club de Montevideo managers Academia Deportiva Cantolao managers Uruguayan expatriate football managers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Expatriate football managers in Peru Ayacucho FC managers Juventud de Las Piedras managers {{Uruguay-footy-goalkeeper-stub