Julián Bértola Alareo (25 February 1895 – unknown) was an Uruguayan football player and manager who played as a right-half.

Julián Bértola
Personal information
Full name Julián Bértola Alareo
Date of birth (1895-02-25)25 February 1895
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Place of death Uruguay
Position(s) Right-half
Youth career
1910 Nacional Juniors
1911–1913 Nacional 3er Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1914 Nacional 6 (0)
1915 Independencia
1916 Nacional 3 (0)
1917 Grêmio
1917–1919 Nacional 9 (0)
1920 Dublin
1921 Nacional Reserva
International career
1916 Uruguay 1 (0)
Managerial career
1917 Nacional
1917 Chile
1917–1918 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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A right-half, an older version of a right midfielder, Bértola was a product of Nacional youth system, making his senior debut in a 1-0 win versus River Plate Football Club on 2 May 1913. He made a total of 18 appearances for the club during three steps: 1913–1914, 1916, 1917–1919.[1] Along with Nacional, he got the 1917 Campeonato Uruguayo, making 3 appearances in the championship.[2] In Uruguay, he also played for both Independencia and Dublin Football Club [es] as well as for the Nacional Reserves.[1]

In 1917, Bértola joined Brazilian side Grêmio. After his retirement, he worked as Consul of the club in Montevideo.[3][4]

International

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In September 1916, Bértola took part in a 1-2 loss of the Uruguay national team versus Grêmio in Porto Alegre, Brazil[5]

Coaching career

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At the amateur era, it was normal that the team captains performed as the head coach and/or fitness coach of his teams. So, in 1917, Bértola performed as player, captain, manager and fitness coach of Nacional at the same time.[3][6]

In the same year, Bértola and his teammates took part of the training sessions of both the Chile and the Brazil national teams at the Estadio Parque Central before the 1917 South American Championship.[7] On 30 September 1917, he officially assumed as the Chile national team coach for the championship,[8] where Chile loss all the matches:[9] 0-4 versus Uruguay,[10] 0-1 versus Argentina,[11] 0-5 versus Brazil.[12]

In the same year, Bértola coached the Uruguay national team.[13]

Personal life

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At the same time he was a football player and coach, he performed as a PE Teacher.[6]

Honours

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Nacional
  1. ^ a b player and coach

References

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  1. ^ a b Historia y Estadística, Comisión de. "Bértola, Julián". Atilio Software (in Spanish). Nacional. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ Merica, Eduardo (22 March 2022). "Copa Uruguaya: Nacional es el primer tricampeón de la historia (1915-1916-1917)". Diario Uruguay (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Uruguay: Época amateur". www.el-area.com (in Spanish). 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Grêmio Portoalegrense - Foto Antiga 1949 A Julian Bertola". Catálogo das Artes (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Ficha Técnica:Grêmio 2 x 1 Seleção Atlética Uruguaia - 17/09/1916". www.gremiopedia.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b Marín, Edgardo (1985). La Roja de todos (Selección chilena de fútbol 1910-1985) (PDF). Santiago, Chile: SOEM Service Impresores. pp. 22–24, 202, 204. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ Garrido, Atilio (13 October 2020). "Informe de AHIFU sobre la Copa América de 1917 - AUF". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. ^ Acevedo, Nicolás (1 March 2021). "Sello charrúa: Lasarte es el quinto uruguayo al mando de la 'Roja'". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ^ Don Balón, Especial (1998). Historia de la Selección Chilena: 1910-1998 (PDF). Santiago, Chile: ANFP. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ^ "[30/09/1917] Uruguay-Chile 4:0". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. ^ "[06/10/1917] Argentina-Chile 1:0". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  12. ^ "[12/10/1917] Brazil-Chile 5:0". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Estos son los 360 goles anotados por Uruguay". LARED21 (in Spanish). 10 July 2001. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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