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8 unusual facts about Defensor Sporting


César La Paglia

On May 11, 2008 he was released from Wuhan Guanggu and spent the second half of 2008 with Defensor Sporting of Uruguay.

Claudio Vacca

Vacca later continued his career in the Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting where became manager in 1954 and later in 1959 was named coach of the team.

Defensor Sporting

Defensor's most famous supporter is singer/composer Jaime Roos.

Diego Castrillón

Diego Castrillón (born 8 January 1975) is an Uruguayan basketball player, currently playing for Defensor Sporting in the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.

Diego Martín Rodríguez

Diego Martín Rodríguez Berrini (born 4 September 1989 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayn footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz on loan from Defensor Sporting.

Matías Alonso

In September 2013, he left Uruguay for Italian side Bari and just a four-month later, returned back to play for Defensor Sporting.

Matias Damián Alonso Vallejo (born 16 April 1985) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting as a striker.

Santiago Silva

Silva started his career in Uruguay playing for Central Español, River Plate Montevideo and Defensor Sporting.


David Texeira

Texeira started his career playing with Defensor Sportinga top club in Uruguay, where he made his debut in the first team against Rampla Juniors on 30 February 2010.

Leonardo Pais

Leonardo Javier Pais Corbo (born 7 July 1994 in Minas) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting as a midfielder.

Pablo Correa

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


see also

Parque Rodó

Apart from the main park area which is delimited by Sarmiento Avenue to the south, Parque Rodó includes an amusement park, the Estadio Luis Franzini, belonging to Defensor Sporting, the front lawn of the Faculty of Engineering, and a stripe West of the Club de Golf Punta Carretas which includes the Canteras del Parque Rodó (the quarry of), the Teatro de Verano and the Lago del Parque Rodó (the lake of).