Pablo Bengoechea

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

Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra (born 27 June 1965) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer, who is currently a manager. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain.^[1] 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".

Pablo Bengoechea Camelo

Bengoechea in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra
Date of birth	(1965-06-27) 27 June 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Rivera, Uruguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	Montevideo Wanderers	46	(15)
1987–1992	Sevilla	135	(26)
1992–1993	Gimnasia La Plata	16	(5)
1993–2003	Peñarol	245	(82)
Total		442	(128)
International career
1986–1997	Uruguay	43	(6)
Managerial career
2005–2006	River Plate (assistant)
2007–2008	Cruz Azul (assistant)
2008–2009	Universidad de Chile (assistant)
2010	Danubio (assistant)
2010–2014	Peru (assistant)
2014	Peru
2015–2016	Peñarol
2017–2018	Alianza Lima
2019–2020	Alianza Lima
Medal record Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1987 Argentina Winner 1995 Uruguay Runner-up 1989 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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” (five consecutive league titles), 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.^{[citation needed]}

National team

He represented the Uruguay national team from 1986 to 1997. 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.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay[1]	1986	3	0
	1987	4	1
	1988	1	0
	1989	8	0
	1990	2	1
	1991	0	0
	1992	0	0
	1993	0	0
	1994	1	0
	1995	10	3
	1996	6	1
	1997	8	0
Total		43	6