Alberto Suppici

Alberto Suppici

Alberto Suppici, full name Alberto Horacio Suppici Sedes, ( born November 20, 1898 in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, † June 21, 1981 in Montevideo ) was a Uruguayan football player and coach.

Playing career

The 1.67 meter tall Suppici stood in the years 1915-1923 in the squad of the Uruguayan first division club Nacional Montevideo. He played on the position of the so-called left half or the outer rotor. During the period of his team affiliation Bolsos the 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922 and 1923 and thus seven times the Uruguayan championship titles won. In addition, 1915 was the victory in the Copa Competencia Chevallier Boutell and in the following year he recorded in the Copa Aldao.

Coaching career

The il Profesor called Suppici was after his playing career from 1928 to 1932 and again from 1933 to 1941 coach of the Uruguayan national football team. As such, he celebrated the greatest success of his entire sporting career when he won the inaugural World Cup tournament with the Celeste at the Football World Cup 1930. With his then age of 31 years and 240 days, he is now the youngest coach to this day a world champion team. Should be noted, however, that the trained physical education teachers Suppici, as usual at that time, was probably mainly responsible for the fitness of the players and the discipline in the team. The Strategic and Tactical belonged at the time not one of the tasks of the coach, but was taken over by the management or the players. The previous year, he had the choice of Uruguay Campeonato Sudamericano care in 1929, but there only led the team to third place. In the Americas championships in 1937 and 1939 and thus two other continental tournaments he has also held the coach office. However, he could not repeat the success. But at least he added a second rank in 1939, nor his success statistics as national coach added. In 1945, he coached the Club Atlético Peñarol and was the eighth time Uruguayan master, for the first time as a coach.

Achievements

As a player

  • 7x Uruguayan champion (1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922 and 1923 )
  • Copa Competencia Chevallier Boutell (1915 )
  • Copa Aldao (1916 )

As coach

  • World Champion (1930 )
  • 1x Uruguayan Champion (1945 )

Others

In his hometown of Colonia, the Estadio Suppici is named after Alberto Suppici nowadays.

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