Uruguayan football manager (1921-1976)
Washington Etchamendi Sosa (2 March 1921 — 30 May 1976) was a Uruguayan football manager , who notably managed Nacional in 1971.
Career
Born in Soto, Paysandú Department , Etchamendi began his career with Club Canillitas, and later went on to manage Progreso , Defensor Sporting and Liverpool Montevideo before moving to Argentina in 1965. He also took over Colón (where he was manager for just a week), Unión de Santa Fe and Los Andes in that country before moving back to Uruguay.
In 1970, after an impressive year in charge of Bella Vista , Etchamendi was named Nacional manager. He led the latter club to three Primera División titles (1970, 1971, 1972), aside from winning the 1971 Copa Libertadores and the 1971 Intercontinental Cup .
After leaving Nacional at the end of the 1972 season, Etchamendi subsequently worked at the Paraguay national team , Montevideo Wanderers , Bella Vista, Club León and Deportivo Cali .
Death
On 30 May 1976, while managing Deportivo Cali, Etchamendi suffered a myocardial infarction during the second half of a home fixture against Independiente Santa Fe . Despite being aided by nearby people, he was declared dead 30 minutes after the incident.
Honours
Nacional
References
"Hace 15 años se fue al cielo un grande: el Negro Cardozo" [15 years ago a big one went to heaven: Negro Cardozo] (in Spanish). El Litoral . 1 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2020."100 años, 100 historias Parte XIV" [100 years, 100 stories Part XIV] (in Spanish). CA Los Andes. Retrieved 28 December 2020."Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi y Juan Carlos Blanco quedaron inmortalizados en Los Céspedes" [Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi and Juan Carlos Blanco are immortalised at the Los Céspedes] (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020."El técnico que murió en mitad de un Cali vs Santa Fe" [The manager who died midway through a Cali vs Santa Fe] (in Spanish). El Cinco Cero. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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Etchamendi in 1972