Alejandro Adrián Correa Rodríguez (born 26 October 1979 in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

) is a former

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He last played as a

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for

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ian side São Luiz. After his club career in Italy, he moved back to his home-country, and played for

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

, scoring in the

2005 Copa Libertadores The 2005 Copa Libertadores was the 46th edition of the Copa Libertadores. The champion also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship. It was the first time ever that two teams from the same country reached the final. This year's tourn ...

. He later also played for

Tacuarembó Tacuarembó ( Guaraní language, Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. History On 24 October 1831, a presidential decree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the cr ...

in the 2006 Apertura, and for Cerrito in the 2007 Clausura. At international level, he was capped for the Uruguay U20 team at

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament. Qualification The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. :1.Teams tha ...

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1979 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Brescia Calcio players Peñarol players Rocha F.C. players Central Español players Tacuarembó F.C. players SSD Martina Calcio 1947 players Serie A players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Men's association football midfielders Esporte Clube São Luiz players 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen Footballers from Montevideo {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub