Hugo Romeo Guerra Cabrera (25 February 1966 – 11 May 2018) was a Uruguayan

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Club career

Guerra played for

Gimnasia y Esgrima 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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Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

and Ferro Carril Oeste in the

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. He also had a spell with

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in the

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International career

Guerra made eight appearances for the senior

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from 1992 to 1993. He played for Uruguay at the

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. Guerra made his debut in a

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against

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(1-0 win) on April 30, 1992 in the

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under coach

Luis Alberto Cubilla Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida (28 March 1940 – 3 March 2013) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He had a successful playing career winning 16 major titles. He then went on to become one of the most successful managers in South American ...

. He died on 11 May 2018 at the age of 52 from

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.Hugo Guerra, del fútbol al automovilismo

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