Víctor Rodolfo Espárrago Videla (born 6 October 1944 in Montevideo) is a

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an football coach and former

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International career

He was

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67 times for the

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between 1966 and 1974. His playing career highlight came when he was an important member of the Uruguayan squad which achieved fourth place at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In that tournament, he scored a winning goal in extra-time of the quarter-final against the

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Coaching career

He has coached several teams in

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since 1985. Since July 1, 2004 he has been the head coach of Cádiz CF, which was also the first team he coached in the Spanish first division. On 10 January 2010 after the exoneration of

Javi Gracia Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos (; born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He played 430 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined, in a 15-year professional career. Afte ...

, after the defeat of Real Sociedad (1-4), Cádiz has signed him as new manager.

Coaching career summary

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

(1985–1987) * Cádiz CF (1987–1988) *

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

(1988–1991) *

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA E ...

(1991–1992) *

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

(1992–1994) *

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club c ...

(1994–1995) *

(1995–1996) *

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...

(1996–1997) * Cádiz CF (2004–2006) * Cádiz CF (2010)

External links

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Víctor Espárrago at cadistas1910.com
1944 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Club Nacional de Football players Uruguayan football managers Uruguayan expatriate football managers La Liga managers Cádiz CF managers Valencia CF managers Real Valladolid managers Real Zaragoza managers Albacete Balompié managers Sevilla FC managers Uruguay international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players 1974 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Montevideo Recreativo de Huelva players Sevilla FC players Expatriate footballers in Spain {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-stub Association football midfielders