Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi (born 22 November 1952 in
Montevideo
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) is a Uruguayan
football
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manager and former player who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He is the current manager of Peruvian club
Universitario
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.
Club career
Fossati played mainly in
Peñarol
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The nam ...
, where he helped the club win five league titles. He also had spells in Argentina with
Independiente and
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
, in Colombia with
Millonarios
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It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...
, in Paraguay with
Olimpia, in Chile with Green Cross Temuco (currently
Deportes Temuco
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T ...
) and in Brazil with
Coritiba
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.
He played for
Mandiyú de Corrientes, of Argentina in 1987 and in 1988, and for Brazilian club
AvaÃ
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Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be serve ...
in 1989.
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Managerial career
Having played as a goalkeeper during his footballing tenure, Fossati states that he had the opportunity to view matches through the perspective of a spectator and the ability to interpret the plays. He began coaching his teammates as a goalkeeper, under the supervision of the coach. As Fossati aged, he started to write analyses of the games and coaches, noting which facets he would have adjusted.
After retiring as a player, he decided to take up management. In the beginning, Fossati had spells in charge of
River Plate Montevideo
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,
Peñarol
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The nam ...
(where he won a league title) and
Danubio F.C.
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Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...
in Uruguay. He also had spells as manager of
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;Colombia
* Colón, Nariño
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in Argentina,
Cerro Porteño
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in
Paraguay
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and
LDU Quito
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in
Ecuador
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.
Fossati became manager of the
Uruguay national team in 2004, signing at a time in which the team was about to miss qualifying to the
2006 World Cup
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. He managed to take Uruguay out of the lower places in the qualifying table and into the inter-confederation play-off spot. Despite his and the players' efforts, Uruguay lost the
play-off
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against
Australia
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on penalties. Fossati was then replaced as manager of Uruguay by
Óscar Tabárez
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After an unassuming career as a player and after working as a primary school ...
.
He next coached
Al-Sadd
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in
Qatar
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and, after winning all four domestic titles with them, was unveiled as the new
Qatari national team manager in 2007. In late 2008, it was announced that Fossati would undergo surgery. Subsequently, the Qatar FA ended their cooperation with him, who supposedly needed too long to recover from surgery.
In 2009, he signed with
LDU Quito
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from Ecuador to manage the team for the second time, replacing
Edgardo Bauza
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. Fossati helped
LDU Quito
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win the
Recopa Sudamericana 2009 matches against
Sport Club Internacional
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de
Porto Alegre
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. LDU Quito won both games of the Recopa 1–0 and 3–0, respectively. This gave LDU Quito their second international title. In December 2009, Fossati and LDU won the
Copa Sudamericana
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after defeating Fluminense 5–4 on aggregate in the finals.
After Internacional and
Mário Sergio parted ways, as per their previous agreement, the Brazilian club reached a deal with Fossati. On 13 December 2009, he joined
Internacional
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for one year. Following negative results, he was fired on 28 May 2010. Fossati left Internacional in the semi-finals of the
Copa Libertadores
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after defeating reigning champions
Estudiantes de La Plata
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in the quarter-finals; Internacional would go on to win the Libertadores.
After that, he was named as head coach of
Al-Shabab and nearly reached that season's
AFC Champions League
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final with the team. Fossati was sacked by Al-Shabab in December 2010, but returned for another crack at the continental title, after being put in charge of
Al-Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it i ...
for a second time between 2010 and 2012, during which he won the
2011 AFC Champions League
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and reached the semi-finals of the
2011 FIFA Club World Cup
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. Fossati left Al-Sadd on 19 May 2012 and joined
Club Cerro Porteño
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Brands a ...
.
On 26 July 2013, Fossati signed a two years contract with United Arab Emirates champions
Al Ain
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to replace
Cosmin Olăroiu
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As a manager, he guided Steaua București to the Divizia A title and Romani ...
. He became coach of the
Qatar national football team
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in 2016. Like Fossati, all of the football management of 'The Maroons' were Uruguayan. In June 2019, he returned to River Plate Montevideo.
In March 2023, Fossati joined
Club Universitario de Deportes
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, after the departure of
Carlos Compagnucci
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Playing career
Born in Monte Buey, Córdoba Province, Compagnucci be ...
. His contract would end in December 2023 amid rumours of Fossati signing over to the
Peru national football team
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. On 27 December 2023, Peru would officialize the signing of Fossati as head coach.
Fossati was sacked by the Peru national team on 15 January 2025, with the nation in the last position of the
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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. On 20 April, he returned to Universitario.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Club
Peñarol
*
Uruguayan Primera División
The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , , local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, football league in Uruguay organized b ...
:
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
,
1974
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,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
,
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
,
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
Olimpia
*
Paraguayan Primera División
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:
1983
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Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
Rosario Central
*
Argentine Primera División
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:
1986–87
AvaÃ
*
Campeonato Catarinense
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History
The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...
: 1988
Manager
Club
Peñarol
*
Uruguayan Primera División
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:
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
LDU Quito
*
Ecuadorian Serie A
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:
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
*
Recopa Sudamericana
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:
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
*
Copa Sudamericana
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:
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
Al-Sadd
*
Qatar Stars League
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:
2006–07
*
Emir Cup: 2007
*
Crown Prince Cup
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History
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: 2006, 2007
*
Sheikh Jassem Cup
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History
The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in 1977. Prior to the 2014 Sheik ...
: 2007
*
AFC Champions League
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:
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
Cerro Porteño
*
Paraguayan Primera División
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:
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
Al-Rayyan
*
Qatar Stars League
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:
2015–16
Universitario de Deportes
*
Peruvian Primera División
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:
2023
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International
Uruguay
*
Copa América
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third place:
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
References
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1952 births
Living people
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Uruguayan football managers
Footballers from Montevideo
Central Español players
Rampla Juniors players
Peñarol players
Deportes Temuco footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Rosario Central footballers
Millonarios F.C. players
Club Olimpia footballers
Textil Mandiyú footballers
Avaà FC players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Chilean Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
CategorÃa Primera A players
Paraguayan Primera División players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Qatar national football team managers
River Plate Montevideo managers
Peñarol managers
Danubio F.C. managers
2004 Copa América managers
2024 Copa América managers
Al Sadd SC managers
Club Atlético Colón managers
L.D.U. Quito managers
Cerro Porteño managers
Sport Club Internacional managers
Uruguay national football team managers
Club Universitario de Deportes managers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
Uruguayan expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Argentina
Expatriate football managers in Brazil
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
Expatriate football managers in Paraguay
Expatriate football managers in Peru
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers
Al Ain FC managers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers
Uruguayan Primera División managers
Saudi Pro League managers
Peruvian Primera División managers
Uruguay men's international footballers
Peru national football team managers
Copa Sudamericana winning managers
20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen