Omar Bienvenido Borrás Granda (15 June 1929 – 19 October 2022) was a Uruguayan
football manager.
Career
Borrás was assistant manager to
Ondino Viera while
Uruguay national team played the
1966 FIFA World Cup in England.
As manager of
Montevideo Wanderers
Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...
he achieved qualification to the
1975 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores 1975 was an association football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Independiente won the competition defeating Unión Española
Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional foo ...
.
He first managed the Uruguay in 1977 on an interim basis.
Borrás was appointed Uruguay national team manager for a second time in 1982.
He guided Uruguay to their victory at the
1983 Copa América
The 1983 Copa América association football, football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay national football team, Paraguay received a bye into the semi- ...
.
He was also the coach of Uruguay at the
1986 FIFA World Cup. During that tournament, he was banned from the sidelines for their second round match against
Argentina
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due to Uruguay's rough play for their previous game against
Scotland
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, and also his remarks towards the referee after the match. When he left his post in 1986, he had managed 54 matches, the second most of all Uruguay managers behind
Óscar Tabárez
Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached the Uruguay national team.
After an unassuming career as a ...
as of 2022.
It is believed that he was the first person to use the term the "
Group of Death
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", to describe their first round group with
West Germany
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and Scotland.
Group of Death
Death
Borrás died on 19 October 2022, aged 93, due to kidney problems.
References
External links
Profile_at_Uruguayan_Football_Association
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1929 births
2022 deaths
Uruguayan football managers
1983 Copa América managers
1986 FIFA World Cup managers
Huracán Buceo managers
Montevideo Wanderers managers
Central Español managers
Uruguay national football team managers
Al Hilal SFC managers
Saudi Arabia national football team managers
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Oman
Expatriate football managers in Oman
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