Tabaré Uruguay Viudez Mora (born 8 September 1989) is an Uruguayan

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currently playing for

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Career

Defensor Sporting

Viudez, played for Uruguayan champions' (

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) senior team for one year in the 2007–08 season and scored 6 goals.

Milan

In the 2008 Off-Season transfer window, Tabare Viudez attracted the attention of

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along with Mathias Cardacio. Both players signed for the club after undergoing trials. Tabare Viudez was to wear the number '20' shirt, previously worn by

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. The Fonseca Group, who have the rights of the player, led the negotiations to transfer Viudez to the

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for the upcoming

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season. The Montevideo-born player, was relishing the new chapter in his career. 'I cannot believe it. It's a terrific jump up in my career,' he said. 'I must confess I have mixed feelings - nervousness and joy. This is a big step forward for me.' It was not known yet whether Viudez was to play for the first-team, play for

's Primavera squad (Under-20) or go out on loan for the season. Viudez made several pre-season appearances for Milan. After coming on as a substitute at the half for

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against Manchester City, Ancelotti praised his movement and pace after the match declaring him a player that can be relied on in the future, despite the narrow 1–0 loss. Viudez made his competitive debut in the

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coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–0 win over

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on 8 March 2009. This was also his only competitive match in Milan. And he was on the pitch for just 7 seconds before the final whistle, without touching the ball.

Return to Defensor Sporting

On 28 August 2009 Milan announced to have released Viudez (and fellow Uruguayan Mathías Cardacio) by mutual consent: he was later signed by his former club

Necaxa

In 2010, he was bought from Mexican giants

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to play for the next four seasons. He was loaned out to

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Nacional

In December 2010 Viudez signed for

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facing the 2010-11 season's ''Torneo Clausura''. After Nacional won the ''Clausura'' Viudez scored the only goal in the season's final game against

. He was also a key player for Nacional to win the next season's championship.

Club Atlético River Plate

His first appearance with River Plate was in the semi-finals of Copa Libertadores 2015 against Guarani (Paraguay). Viudez came in the second half of the game. He assists for an important goal for the game, making River Plate advance to the Final Championship phase. In the first leg, in Mexico, he was injured and missed the second leg of the Championship game of Copa Libertadores in Buenos Aires. His first goal came in the first appearance in the Argentina's Primera División against C.A. Colón in the second half. This game ended in a victory of River Plate 3–1, putting River Plate momentarily on top of the Argentina Primera División Championship 2015: Julio Humberto Grondona Trophy. River Plate beat Tigres (Mex.) and won their 3rd Copa Libertadores title in 2015. A day after the victory, he traveled with the team to Japan to play against Gamba Osaka, in The Suruga Bank Cup 2015.

International career

Viudez was part of Uruguay's

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squad and was the youngest player representing them. In January 2009, Viudez joined up with Uruguay's

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in Venezuela. He played the first match in Uruguay's 2–0 victory over Bolivia and provided an impressive assist for the first goal to

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. In the side's second match, Viudez scored a goal in the first minute in the side's 3–2 victory over Chile. He was part of Uruguay's team at the

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Honours

Defensor Sporting * Uruguayan League (1): 2007–08 Nacional * Uruguayan League (2): 2010-11, 2011-12 River Plate * Copa Suruga Bank:

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Olimpia Asunción * Paraguayan League (3), 2019 Apertura, 2019 Clausura, 2020 Clausura

References

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