Ruben Morán (6 August 1930 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 ...

– 3 January 1978 in Montevideo) was a

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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 ...

, who played for C.A. Cerro. For the

Uruguay national football team The Uruguay national football team (), nicknamed ''La Celeste'' ("The Sky Blue") and ''Los Charrúas'' ("The Charrúa, Charrúas"), have represented Uruguay in international men's Association football, football since their first international m ...

, he was part of the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the 4th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. It was the first Wo ...

winning team, and he played in only one match in the tournament, the decisive match against Brazil that clinched the title for Uruguay. He scored 1 goal in 5 matches.

References

World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2002A primeira grande zebra do Mundial
(in Portuguese)

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1930 births 1978 deaths Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup–winning players C.A. Cerro players Men's association football forwards 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen Footballers from Montevideo {{uruguay-footy-forward-1930s-stub