Antonio Pacheco d'Agosti (born 11 April 1976) is a Uruguayan

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and former player who played as a

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. Pacheco also held an

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. He started his 21-year professional career with

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, appearing in more than 300 official matches for the club. Additionally, he played abroad in Italy,

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and Argentina.

Club career

Born in

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, Pacheco was signed by

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in January 2001 after stellar performances at local

, with a contract running until 30 June 2005. However, he made only one

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appearance with the

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when he replaced Vladimir Jugovic in the away game at

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, and served consecutive loans in the following years, with Peñarol but also in Spain, first with

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then

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, with the latter buying the player permanently afterwards. In January 2006, as Albacete was now in the

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, Pacheco wanted out, and was eventually loaned to Alavés until the end of the season. The move was a disaster individually (no

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appearances) and collectively (relegation). After a brief spell in

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with

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, Pacheco returned in 2007 for a third stint with Peñarol: he scored 12 Primera División goals in the 2008–09 campaign, including twice in a 2–3 away loss against city rivals

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on 24 May 2009, one through a

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. After reaching the

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final, 35-year-old Pacheco signed with

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. In June 2012 he returned to his main club Peñarol, retiring three years later at 39 even though he still received offers to continue.

International career

During seven years, Pacheco gathered 11 appearances for

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, scoring three times. His debut came on 12 October 1997, in a 0–0 in

for the

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qualifiers. Afterwards, Pacheco was summoned for the final squad at the

1999 Copa América The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited CONCAC ...

, playing three matches for the eventual runners-up.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pacheco goal.''

Honours

Club

Peñarol *

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: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2009–10,

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: Runner-up

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International

Uruguay *

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: Runner-up

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References

External links

*
Inter Milan profile
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacheco, Antonio 1976 births Living people Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Uruguayan Primera División players Peñarol players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Serie A players Inter Milan players La Liga players Segunda División players RCD Espanyol footballers Albacete Balompié players Deportivo Alavés players Argentine Primera División players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 1999 Copa América players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan football managers Montevideo Wanderers managers