Ernesto Ledesma
Ledesma ( crouching, first from the right)
Ernesto Ledesma, full name Ernesto Sebastian Ledesma ( born October 23, 1930; † 19 January 2011) was a Uruguayan football player.
Association
The " Cholo " said offensive athlete Ledesma, whose position is indicated on the field as that of a " rowing eight ," according to an old game system began his footballing career in rows Danubios. Then he moved in 1953 to Peñarol, where he was initially in reserve for use. Ledesma played in the late 1950s ( the temporal classification is not certain possible due to the different source location ) at Universidad de Chile and Portuguesa. Then he belonged from 1960 to 1961 and - only interrupted by an intervening involvement in the Montevideo Wanderers - again from 1964 to 1966 the squad Peñarols in La Liga on which was supervised in those years by the coaches Roberto Scarone and Roque Máspoli. 1960, 1961, 1964 and 1965 he won four national championship titles with the Aurinegros. Also 1960 and 1961 secured Ledesma with his club trophy in the Copa Libertadores at the time still known as the Copa Campeones de América. Ledesma did not come here in 1960 in the final two games against Paraguay representatives Club Olimpia however used. However, in the playoffs the following year against Palmeiras São Paulo, he completed both games. Another title win in 1961, the victory is also listed in the World Cup. Ledesma denied both round, back and playoff against Benfica. 1965 was for Peñarol again to participate in the finals of the Copa Libertadores on, but in which the Argentine representative CA Independiente ultimately had to leave the trophy of the Uruguayan club this time. Ledesma ran it on in all three finals from the start. In the two title wins the Copa Libertadores and the World Cup of 1966, he worked in the playoffs also with not. Ledesma finished his career finally in 1966 after a variety of injuries. After the active career, he served as player consultant.
Achievements
- World Cup 1961
- 2x Copa Libertadores 1960, 1961
- 4x Uruguayan champion in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965