Santiago Javier Ostolaza Sosa (born 10 July 1962 in

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, Soriano) is a

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an former

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and the current

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of the Uruguayan U-17 national team. Among others clubs, he was manager for

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of Uruguay. He played for the same team when he was a player, and in 1988 he received the prize as man of the match after the Intercontinental Cup final against

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, in which he scored two goals. Ostolaza made 43 appearances for the

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from 1985 to 1993 and played at the

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. He has a son, also named Santiago Ostolaza, who currently plays for

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* 1962 births Living people People from Dolores, Uruguay Uruguayan people of Basque descent Uruguayan footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1989 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players C.A. Bella Vista players Club Nacional de Football players Defensor Sporting players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Cruz Azul footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Japan Uruguayan expatriate footballers Club Olimpia footballers Uruguayan football managers River Plate Montevideo managers Montevideo Wanderers managers Club Nacional de Football managers Aurora F.C. players Kyoto Sanga FC players Men's association football midfielders Pan American Games gold medalists for Uruguay Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Deportivo Maldonado managers Cerro Largo F.C. managers Juventud de Las Piedras managers {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub