Omar Heber Pouso Osores (born 28 February 1980) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Omar Pouso | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Heber Pouso Osores | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Mercedes, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 edit
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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]
International career edit
At under-20 level, Pouso represented Uruguay in both the 1999 South American Championship and the 1999 FIFA World Championship.[1][4]
Pouso has 15 caps for Uruguay and scored one goal, a volley in a friendly international against England at Anfield in March 2006.[5]
Coaching career edit
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.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Las historias de Omar Pouso: un guerrero que busca su camino como DT". www.elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Charlton complete Pouso loan deal BBC Sport, 31 August 2006
- ^ Charlton release Uruguayan pair BBC Sport, 20 February 2007
- ^ "Mundial sub 20 - Nigeria 1999". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ England 2-1 Uruguay BBC Sport, 1 March 2006
- ^ "Omar Pouso es el DT asistente del argentino Costas en la selección de Bolivia". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
External links edit
- Omar Pouso at Soccerbase
- Omar Pouso at National-Football-Teams.com
- Omar Pouso at PlaymakerStats.com
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