Nilo Humberto Acuña Bordaborria (26 September 1943 – 29 August 2004) was a professional

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who played in the

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and

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Career

Born 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 ...

, Acuña played as a

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. He began playing for

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, before joining

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 ...

in 1967. He won consecutive Uruguayan league titles in 1967 and 1968, and helped the club reach the 1970 Copa Libertadores final in his first stint with the club. In 1972, Acuña moved to Mexico to join

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for three seasons. He returned to Uruguay to finish his career with Peñarol. After he retired from playing, Acuña became a football coach. He was a member of Jorge Fossati's staff which led

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to the 2003 Ecuadorian league title. In 2004, he joined Fossati's coaching staff on the

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Personal

Acuña developed a tumor and died at age 60 in August 2004.Boletos para partido
- El Universo

References

1943 births 2004 deaths Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football forwards Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Peñarol players C.F. Monterrey players Uruguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1940s-stub