Pablo Bengoechea


Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra is a retired Uruguayan professional footballer, who is currently a manager. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club C.A. Peñarol and the Uruguay national team. He also played at the 1990 World Cup. He is known by the nicknames of "the Professor" and "the Ten".

Club career

Bengoechea, a native of Rivera, started his career at the Oriental Atlético Club of Rivera. He later played for Montevideo Wanderers, Sevilla FC of Spain, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of Argentina and C.A. Peñarol.

Peñarol

Bengoechea's career at Peñarol was very successful in terms of titles won. He helped the team conquer the second “Quinquenio de Oro”, winning the league title in the seasons of 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. He also won titles in 1999 and 2003, the 1997 Liguilla, and two Parmalat championships in 1993 and 1994. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Peñarol. Thanks to his high professionalism inside and outside the football pitch, Bengoechea played professionally until the age of 38.

National team

He was a member of the Uruguayan national team from 1987 to 1998. He played in the Copa Americas of 1987 and 1995. He scored in the final of both the 1987 and 1995 Copas América, as Uruguay won the titles against Chile and Brazil respectively. He played in Uruguay's loss at the 1990 World Cup against Belgium, coming in as a substitute and scoring the team's only goal of the match.

After retirement

During the 2007-2008 season, along his friend Markarian he was part of the technical staff of CA Cruz Azul from Mexico.
To honor his accomplishments at Penarol, a monument in the Aromos was erected. Hundreds of manyas were present the day of the inauguration.
In 2009, he signed a contract with Chilean giants Universidad de Chile, as Assistant Manager, being Sergio Markarian the first team coach. In 2010, he became the assistant manager of Sergio Markarian as he became the new coach of the Peru national football team. On March 4, 2014, Bengoechea was named the manager of the Peru national team.