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Full name
  
Juan Eduardo Hohberg

Name
  
Juan Hohberg

Role
  
Football player


Place of death
  
Lima, Peru

Height
  
1.78 m

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Forward

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Date of birth
  
(1926-06-19)19 June 1926

Date of death
  
30 April 1996(1996-04-30) (aged 69)

Died
  
April 30, 1996, Lima, Peru

Place of birth
  
Cordoba, Argentina

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Juan Eduardo Hohberg (19 June 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach.

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Club career

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Hohberg started his playing career in 1946 with Central Córdoba before joining Rosario Central in 1947.

In 1948 Hohberg moved to Uruguay to join Peñarol where he would play until 1959. Peñarol won six league titles during his time with the club.

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Towards the end of his playing career he had spells with Racing Club de Montevideo and Cúcuta Deportivo in Colombia.

International career

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Hohberg scored three goals as a forward for the Uruguay national football team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, including two in one of the most exciting World Cup matches ever played, the semi-final with Hungary. His second goal in the 86th minute of that match sent the game into extra time, where Hungary finally prevailed 4-2 after two goals by Sándor Kocsis.

Coaching career

Hohberg was Uruguay's coach at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, leading them to a fourth-place finish.

In Peru, he coached Universitario de Deportes winning the Peruvian championship in 1974, and Alianza Lima where won the title in 1977 and 1978. Also, was trainer of Deportivo Municipal.

Family

The Peruvian footballer Alejandro Hohberg is his grandson.

References

Juan Hohberg Wikipedia