Full name Ernesto Fígoli 1920–1922 Uruguay | Years Team 1924 Uruguay | |
Date of birth (1888-08-21)21 August 1888 Date of death 26 July 1951(1951-07-26) (aged 62) Died 26 July 1951, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Ernesto Fígoli (21 August 1888 – 26 July 1951), nicknamed "Matucho", was a Uruguayan football manager. He managed Uruguay to victory in the 1920 and 1926 South American Championships, and to the gold medal at the 1924 Olympics. Later, he contributed to Uruguay's 1928 Olympics gold medal and 1930 and 1950 FIFA World Cup wins as masseur and kinesiologist.
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