Omar Bienvenido Borrás Branda (15 June 1929 – 19 October 2022) was a Uruguayan

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manager.

Career

Borrás was assistant manager to

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while Uruguay national team played the

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in England. As manager of

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he achieved qualification to the

1975 Copa Libertadores The Copa Libertadores 1975 was an association football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Defending champions Independiente won the competition, defeating Unión Española 2–0 in a play-off after the origin ...

. He first managed the Uruguay in 1977 on an interim basis. Borrás was appointed Uruguay national team manager for a second time in 1982. He guided Uruguay to their victory at the

1983 Copa América The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals. The cup was won by Uruguay, that beat Brazil ...

. He was also the coach of Uruguay at the

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. During that tournament, he was banned from the sidelines for their second round match against

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due to Uruguay's rough play for their previous game against

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, and also his remarks towards the referee after the match. When he left his post in 1986, he had managed 54 matches, the second most of all Uruguay managers behind

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as of 2022. It is believed that he was the first person to use the term the "

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", to describe their first round group with

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and Scotland.
Group of Death

Death

Borrás died on 19 October 2022, aged 93, due to kidney problems.

References

External links

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