Guillermo Óscar Sanguinetti Giordano (born 21 June 1966 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

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and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Peruvian club

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Career

Having made his debut on May 5, 1991 against the United States (0–1), he obtained a total number of twenty international caps for his

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, scoring one goal, in the 1990s. Sanguinetti played for a number of Uruguayan football clubs before joining

Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

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where he played 390 games, scoring 32 goals between 1991 and 2003. He was

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d "Topo". In December 2007, he was given the job of manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, but on September 29, 2008 the day after Gimnasia L.P. lost 3–1 against their archrivals Estudiantes L.P. Sanguinetti resign as head coach of the team. El Topo was dismissed from football at age 37. With 383 matches in Argentina and 18 at International became the player with most appearances in the history of Gimnasia La Plata and a symbol of the club Platense. People cheered in his last game against Hurricane and responded with an inscription on the shirt as a tribute: "From Mole to Lobo in 12 years." During his tenure with the club scored 30 goals. On January 3, 2008 again Gymnastics Technical Director of the hand of the new President Walter Gisande.1 directed against Gimnasia in 28 Argentine Football Official matches with 6 wins, 9 draws and 13 defeats. On August 13, 2009 took over as new coach closed on 8 December 2010 took over as coach of Sportivo Luqueno, A is designated half of 2012 Bella Vista coach his country, replacing Diego Alonso which reaches located in the top of the table at the beginning of the 2nd championship 2012. In 2014, he was the coach of Alianza Lima. After a great start, winning the Inca Cup, the

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and

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of Primera División (Peru) was considered above good and the team classified to the

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. The team was eliminated by

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in a 4-0 defeat. After that, things went downhill for the coach, until he resigned from his position on May 18, 2015.elcomercio.pe
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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanguinetti goal.''

Honours

2014 Torneo del Inca The 2014 Torneo del Inca (also known as part of the 2014 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd season of the Peruvian domestic cup. A total of 16 teams were competing in the tournament from the 2014 Torneo Descentralizado. The Torneo ...

- 2014 * Qualified Libertadores Cup 2015

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanguinetti, Guillermo 1966 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan football managers Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Club Nacional de Football players Central Español players Racing Club de Montevideo players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Sud América players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Association football defenders Association football midfielders Uruguay international footballers 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players Uruguayan people of Italian descent Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers C.A. Cerro managers C.A. Bella Vista managers Cúcuta Deportivo managers Club Alianza Lima managers Delfín S.C. managers C.D. Cuenca managers Independiente Santa Fe managers Atlético Bucaramanga managers Expatriate football managers in Argentina Expatriate football managers in Paraguay Expatriate football managers in Peru Expatriate football managers in Colombia Guayaquil City F.C. managers Sport Boys managers Sportivo Luqueño managers