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unusual facts about Club Nacional de Football


Nicolás Bertolo

In 2008 Bertolo was loaned to Uruguayan club Nacional where he scored 3 goals in 15 appearances and in July 2008 he joined Banfield.


1972 Copa Libertadores

The first phase had 19 teams divided into four round-robin groups of four and one group of three (defending champions Nacional received a bye to the second phase).

Bruno Fornaroli

On July 2007, Fornaroli – who has Italian ancestry – was moved to Italian Serie A team Sampdoria from Nacional in which he started career as a professional footballer.

Eduardo de la Peña

Born in Minas, De la Peña began playing professional football with Club Nacional de Football in 1976.

Eduardo Gerolami

Born in Salto, Gerolami began playing football as a central defender with a local selection and turned professional with Montevideo side Club Nacional de Football in 1970.

Fenix FCS

The name of the club was adopted by the founders who were searching for a name with the characteristics of being a Uruguayan club, but not of extreme fame like Peñarol or Nacional, and in honour to Centro Atlético Fenix, a Uruguayan institution founded in July 1916, the name was adopted and the club baptised as Fenix.

Héctor Núñez

Núñez was born in Montevideo and started his playing career at the age of 19 playing for Nacional.

Ismael Benegas

Ismael Benegas Arévalos (born 1 August 1987 in Zeballos Cué) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Uruguayan side Club Nacional de Football.

José Santamaría

Born in Montevideo to Spanish parents, Santamaría played for local Club Nacional de Football in his country, winning five national championships during his spell.

Juan Ricardo Faccio

Born in the Jacinto Vera neighborhood of Montevideo, Faccio began playing football as a defender with Club Nacional de Football in the late 1950s.

Julio Morales

Morales started his career in 1961 at the age of 16 with Racing Club de Montevideo, in 1965 he was signed by Uruguayan giantsNacional he helped the club to win 5 league titles and a Copa Libertadores before moving to Europe to play for Austria Wien.

Marcelo Gallardo

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo (born 18 January 1976 in Merlo, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer who was also the manager for Nacional de Uruguay.

Marcelo Tulbovitz

He began his football career immediately following his graduation from university in 1986.He won national titles while with CA Progreso, Defensor Sporting Club, Club Nacional de Football, Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) and Racing Club de Montevideo of the Primera División Uruguaya.

Martín Cauteruccio

Born in Montevideo, Cauteruccio began his professional career with local side Nacional.

Maximiliano Calzada

Maximiliano Matías Calzada Fuentes (born 21 April 1990 in Santa Lucía) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Nacional of the Uruguayan Primera División.

Nicolás Prieto

Nicolás Santiago Prieto Larrea (born 5 September 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Nacional and the Uruguay U20 national team.

Pablo Correa

Correa started his footballing career as a player in Uruguay, where he played for Nacional, Rentistas, Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.

Pierre Webó

Born in Bafoussam, West Region, Webó started his professional career in Uruguay, playing three years with Uruguay's Club Nacional de Football, winning two first division titles – although he only was an important first-team member in his third year – and becoming top scorer of the 2002 edition of the South American Cup.

Rodolpho Barteczko

Of Polish origin, in his career (1930–1943) he played for Palestra Itália, Força e Luz, Nacional (where he won two Uruguayan championships in 1933 and 1934) and Botafogo.

South American Championship of Champions

Vasco da Gama had already defeated Lítoral and Emelec 1-0 each, thumped Nacional 3-1, trashed Deportivo Municipal 4-0 and tied 1-1 with the host club Colo-Colo.

Tony Gómez

He played for teams in Uruguay (Club Nacional de Football, Club Atletico River Plate, Montevideo Wanderers, Plaza Colonia), Argentinia (San Lorenzo de Almagro, Club Atlético Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata), Barcelona Sporting Club in Ecuador and finally Matsunichi in China.

Walter Mantegazza

Born in Montevideo, Mantegazza began playing football with local club Nacional.

William Reaside

Reaside coached a number of teams in South America, including Nacional of Uruguay, Newell's Old Boys of Argentina, and Asturias and Guadalajara of Mexico.


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