Eduardo Mario Acevedo Cardozo (born 25 September 1959) is a Uruguayan former

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who played as a defender and manager. He obtained a total number of 41 international caps for the

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and was a member of the team that competed at the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

Career

Acevedo played club football for

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in Uruguay. After the 1986 World Cup, he played for

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. They currently play in the Primera División RFEF – ...

in Spain,

Tecos UAG Tecos Fútbol Club (often referred to by its nickname "Tecos") is a Mexican professional football club associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It plays its home games in the '' Estadio 3 de Marzo'' (March 3 Stadium, named fo ...

in Mexico, and

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in Japan. Acevedo returned to Uruguay in 1993 to play for C.A. Fenix; he then had short spells with C.A. Rentistas and

Sud América Institución Atlética Sud América, usually known as Sud América or just IASA, is a football club from Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda Division. History Sud América has won the Uruguayan 2nd Division on 7 occasions, ...

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1959 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football defenders Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1983 Copa América players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Copa América-winning players Defensor Sporting players Deportivo de La Coruña players Tecos F.C. footballers Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Centro Atlético Fénix players C.A. Rentistas players Sud América players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Japan Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Uruguayan Primera División players Segunda División players Liga MX players Uruguayan football managers Deportivo Maldonado managers C.A. Cerro managers Club Atlético Banfield managers Tecos F.C. managers Atlético Morelia managers Defensor Sporting managers C.D. Universidad de Concepción managers Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Argentina {{uruguay-footy-defender-1950s-stub