Carlos Canobbio


Carlos Alberto Canobbio Bentaberry is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for C.A. Progreso as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Montevideo, Canobbio started playing professionally with C.A. Progreso, going on to represent in his homeland Deportivo Colonia and C.A. Rentistas. For the following four years he competed abroad, with Spain's AD Cerro de Reyes, CD Onda, CD Buñol and CD Olímpic de Xàtiva and Greece's Makedonikos FC, always in lower league football.
In 2011, Canobbio returned to his country and Progreso, freshly returned to the Primera División.

Personal life

Canobbio's older brother, Fabián, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he also played in Spain but with much more success, notably winning La Liga and the UEFA Cup with Valencia CF; they shared teams at Progreso.