Mauricio Prieto full name Mauricio Prieto Garcés (born September 26, 1987 in

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) is a

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. He currently plays for

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International career

Under-20

Prieto was part of Uruguay's

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squad, playing two matches.

Under-22

In 2011, he was named to participate in the

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under-22 squad for the

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* * 1987 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Club Bolívar players Santiago Wanderers footballers FC Kuban Krasnodar players Deportes Temuco footballers Racing Club de Montevideo players Chilean Primera División players Bolivian Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists in football Pan American Games bronze medalists for Uruguay Pan American Games footballers for Uruguay Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen Footballers from Montevideo {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1980s-stub