José Luis Russo Perrone (born July 14, 1958, in

Montevideo, Uruguay Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern coa ...

) is a former Uruguayan

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who played as a defender for clubs of Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.

Teams

Huracán Buceo Huracán Buceo is a multisports club, best known for its football (soccer), football side, located in Montevideo in Uruguay. In 2009 the team went into a financial crisis and couldn't play anymore in the professional competitions and played furt ...

1975–1977 *

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1978–1982 *

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

1983–1984 *

Atlético Bucaramanga Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A., better known as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bucaramanga. The club plays its home games at the Américo Montanini stadium. The club was founded on 11 May 1949 by Rafa ...

1985 *

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

1986 *

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their ...

1987 *

Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...

1988 *

Deportes Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean professional football club based in Iquique, currently playing in the Chilean Primera División. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capac ...

1988–1989 * Cerro 1990 *

1991–1993

International

* Uruguay U20 1977 *

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1979–1986

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Russo coached children in

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, Spain, and

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, United States.

Personal life

Russo is nicknamed ''Pete'', a short form of ''Chupete'' (Dummy), an inherited nickname from his grandfather.

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José Luis Russo
at AUF.or.uy 1958 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Huracán Buceo players Defensor Sporting players Peñarol players C.A. Cerro players Categoría Primera A players Deportes Tolima footballers Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players SE Palmeiras players Chilean Primera División players Deportes Iquique footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Men's association football defenders 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen Uruguayan football coaches {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1950s-stub