Jorge Orosmán da Silva Echeverrito (born 11 December 1961) is a

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an former

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who played as a striker. Nicknamed "Polilla" ("

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" in English), he played professionally in four countries his own notwithstanding. In 2007, he embarked in a managerial career. Da Silva played nearly 30 times with

, representing the nation at the

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and the

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tournaments.

Playing career

Club

Born in Montevideo, da Silva made his debut in 1977 for C.A. Fénix. He then had a short spell with Danubio F.C. before joining

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in 1978. Da Silva moved to Spain in late 1982, where he started playing for

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and won the

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(for the league's top scorer) in 1983–84 with 17 goals in 30 matches. He was only the second club player ever to win the award, and he also help add its first piece of silverware in the same season, the Copa de la Liga; he then represented Atlético Madrid after

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left for Real Madrid, and netted 21

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goals in two seasons, helping the team to the

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and the Supercopa de España, both in 1985. In 1987, da Silva returned to South America and signed for

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. Two years later he went to Colombia to play for América de Cali, winning the Categoría Primera A twice during his four-year spell. After another year in the country, with Millonarios FC, da Silva returned to his native land and re-joined Defensor Sporting, where he retired at nearly 36.

International

Having made his debut for

on 20 February 1982, in a 2–2 draw against

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for the Nehru Cup, da Silva went on to earn a further 25

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. He was part of the squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, going scoreless in three matches (out of four) and being booked twice.

Coaching career

Da Silva began working as a manager after retiring, being in charge of Uruguay's youths as well as acting as assistant to the senior team under Víctor Púa. In 2007 he returned to his last club, leading it to the Primera División title in

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and reaching the quarter-finals of the following year's Copa Libertadores; after two years, he moved to the

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with

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. On 15 December 2010, Argentine Primera División team

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announced the hiring of da Silva as

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's replacement. On 27 February 2012 he left fellow league side

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to return to his country and join

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, where he went on to conquer two accolades including the 2013 national championship. On 19 June 2013, da Silva was appointed head coach at

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in the

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. He returned to Peñarol in January 2016 following a second spell with Al-Nassr, leaving the former on 9 October due to poor results. Da Silva was announced as new head coach of América de Cali on 4 September 2017. He returned to the United Arab Emirates on 12 October 2019, signing with

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for one season.

Honours

Player

Valladolid * Copa de la Liga:

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Atlético Madrid * Supercopa de España:

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América de Cali * Categoría Primera A: 1990, 1992

Manager

Defensor Sporting *

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: 2007–08; Apertura 2007, Clausura 2009 Peñarol *

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; Apertura 2012 Al-Nassr *

: 2014–15

Individual

: 1983–84

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