Alejandro Adrián Correa Rodríguez (born 26 October 1979 in
Montevideo) is a former
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
an
footballer
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. He last played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Brazil
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ian side
São Luiz.
After his club career in Italy, he moved back to his home-country, and played for
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
, scoring in the
2005 Copa Libertadores
The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.
It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tour ...
. He later also played for
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay.
Location and geography
The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the c ...
in the 2006 Apertura, and for
Cerrito in the 2007 Clausura.
At international level, he was capped for the
Uruguay U20 team at
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
:1.Teams that ...
.
External links
Profile at tenfieldigital
1979 births
Living people
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Brescia Calcio players
Peñarol players
Rocha F.C. players
Central Español players
Tacuarembó F.C. players
ASD Martina Calcio 1947 players
Serie A players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Men's association football midfielders
Esporte Clube São Luiz players
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