1. Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida was a Uruguayan professional footballer and manager.
11 Facts About Luis Cubilla
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Luis Cubilla had a successful playing career winning 16 major titles.
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Luis Cubilla then went on to become one of the most successful managers in South American football with 17 major titles.
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Also known as "El Negro", Cubilla was born in Paysandu and started his playing career in the youth team of Colon de Paysandu.
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Luis Cubilla played 49 games and scored 12 goals with Barca.
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Luis Cubilla returned to South America in 1964 to play for River Plate of Argentina.
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Between 1959 and 1974 Luis Cubilla played 38 games for the Uruguay national team in which he scored 11 goals.
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Luis Cubilla played in three World Cups in 1962,1970 and 1974.
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Luis Cubilla coached Nacional, Penarol, Defensor Sporting, Danubio, Atletico Nacional of Colombia, Newell's Old Boys and River Plate of Argentina and Cerro Porteno and Club Libertad, both from Paraguay.
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Between 1991 and 1993 Luis Cubilla was the head coach of the Uruguay National Team and worked together with his older brother Pedro Cubilla as his assistant coach and Alejandro Riccino as the physical trainer.
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In February 2007, Luis Cubilla signed with the Ecuadorian team Barcelona de Guayaquil.