Omar Pouso

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pouso and the second or maternal family name is Osores.

Omar Heber Pouso Osores (born 28 February 1980) is a Uruguayan football coach and a former midfielder.

Omar Pouso

Omar Pouso
Personal information
Full name	Omar Heber Pouso Osores
Date of birth	(1980-02-28) 28 February 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Mercedes, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Bristol
1993–1998	Danubio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2006	Danubio	183	(19)
2006–2007	Peñarol	27	(2)
2006–2007	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	1	(0)
2007–2012	Libertad	120	(13)
2012–2016	Gimnasia La Plata	88	(2)
Total		419	(36)
International career
1999	Uruguay U20	10	(0)
2004–2007	Uruguay	15	(1)
Managerial career
2017–2019	Argentino Junior Darregueira
2020	Real Pilar (assistant)
2021	Real Pilar
2021	Defensor Sporting (assistant)
2022	Palestino (assistant)
2022–2023	Bolivia (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Pouso came to Danubio at the age of 13 from Club Atlético Bristol and made his professional debut in 1998.^[1]

Pouso moved to Europe in August 2006 when he joined Charlton Athletic of the Premier League on a season-long loan from Peñarol.^[2] He played his only league match the following month in a 1-0 home defeat to Portsmouth, in which he was substituted after 57 minutes. Pouso was signed by Iain Dowie, and was released alongside compatriot Gonzalo Sorondo by new manager Alan Pardew in February 2007.^[3]

In February 2012, he joined Gimnasia in Argentina, where he played until his retirement in 2016.^[4]

International career

At under-20 level, Pouso represented Uruguay in both the 1999 South American Championship and the 1999 FIFA World Championship.^[1][5]

Pouso has 15 caps for Uruguay and scored one goal, a volley in a friendly international against England at Anfield in March 2006.^[6]

Coaching career

Pouso started a career as coach with Club Atlético Argentino Junior Darregueira in 2019. The next year, he worked for Real Pilar.^[1]

As an assistant coach, he has served for Defensor Sporting under Leonel Rocco and both Palestino and the Bolivia national team under Gustavo Costas.^[7]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay[8]	2004	5	0
	2005	3	0
	2006	6	1
	2007	1	0
Total		15	1

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pouso goal.

List of international goals scored by Omar Pouso

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 March 2006	Anfield, Liverpool, England	England	1–0	1–2	Friendly