Carlos Linaris (born 1951) is a Uruguayan former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

When he became 17 years he began his career playing for

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in the first division of Uruguay. In the club of Montevideo played for four years. In 1971 he moved in Greece to play for

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. In 1973 he returned to Rampla Juniors and was selected from University of Uruguay playing even parties in Paris. Andrés Prieto recommended Linaris to play for

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in Chile. He played for two years between 1975 and 1976. Next year he played for

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, requested by

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and he made his debut on 6 February for the Copa Chile against

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. The 6th place in the first division was the best run in the team's history and Linaris was one of the best players of the coal team. The following year participated in almost all the games of

and was also scored three goals against

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Managerial career

Linaris started a Coach career in Costa Rica where he has been coach of

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and Cartaginés. With Saprissa he played in the final of the Inter-American Cup against Universidad Católica.

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nacion.com Carlos Linares advierte en Uruguay que es ‘jodido’ ganar en Costa Rica
1951 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Association football midfielders Uruguayan people of Greek descent Rampla Juniors players Panathinaikos F.C. players Naturalized citizens of Greece Greek people of Uruguayan descent Uruguayan football managers River Plate Montevideo managers Deportivo Saprissa managers C.S. Herediano managers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate football managers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica Rampla Juniors managers {{Uruguay-footy-bio-stub