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Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in
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) is an Uruguayan former football player and football manager who currently serves as an academy manager for
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 ...
.


Career

He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1997 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 11th staging of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from 16 June to 5 July 1997 i ...
. He was appointed to coach the Uruguay national team in the 1999
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, earning second place honors. In 2001, he was chosen to replace
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, qualifying for the
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after finishing 5th in the South American zone and winning a playoff against
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. Uruguay was drawn into group A alongside world champions
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,
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and eventual tournament revelation
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. After a defeat to Denmark and a 0–0 draw with France, Uruguay had to beat Senegal to make it to the next round. Despite coming back from a 0–3 at half time,
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narrowly missed a fourth goal with the goalkeeper down, which left Uruguay in 3rd place and out of the next round. In 2004, he coached
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side
Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
but resigned after only 2 matches, because of differences with the board and a defeat to
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in the local derby.


Clubs as player

* Liverpool Montevideo * River Plate Montevideo * Defensor Sporting Club *
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* Deportivo Mandiyú *
Rampla Juniors Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, commonly known as Rampla Juniors, is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The team was actively playing the 2021 season by January 2021. In their home stadium, Rampla won the Uruguayan championship in 1927. I ...
* Cerrito


Teams as coach

* River Plate Montevideo *
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*
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*
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 ...
youths general manager 2007–2009, manager 2009


Family

His son is the midfielder Federico Púa, currently playing in Chile.Unión Temuco suma refuerzos


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* * 1956 births Living people People from Paso de los Toros Footballers from Tacuarembó Department Uruguayan men's footballers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players River Plate Montevideo managers Defensor Sporting players Rampla Juniors players Club Olimpia footballers C.A. Bella Vista players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Uruguayan football managers Peñarol managers Rosario Central managers Expatriate football managers in Argentina Uruguay national football team managers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup managers 1999 Copa América managers 2001 Copa América managers 2002 FIFA World Cup managers Men's association football defenders Pan American Games gold medalists for Uruguay Pan American Games footballers for Uruguay Pan American Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1950s-stub