Jorge Fossati
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Qatar (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 1972–1973 | Central Español | ||
| 1973–1980 | Peñarol | ||
| 1980–1981 | Independiente | ||
| 1982 | Millonarios | ||
| 1982–1983 | Olimpia | ||
| 1983–1985 | Green Cross | ||
| 1985–1987 | Rosario Central | ||
| 1987–1988 | Mandiyú de Corrientes | ||
| 1988–1989 | Avaí | ||
| 1989–1990 | Coritiba | ||
| National team | |||
| 1975–1985 | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1995 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| 1996 | Peñarol | ||
| 1997 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 1998–2001 | Danubio | ||
| 2001–2002 | Colón de Santa Fe | ||
| 2002–2003 | Danubio | ||
| 2003–2004 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2004–2006 | Uruguay | ||
| 2006–2007 | Al-Sadd | ||
| 2007–2008 | Qatar | ||
| 2009 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2009–2010 | Internacional | ||
| 2010 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 2010–2012 | Al-Sadd | ||
| 2012–2013 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2013 | Al Ain | ||
| 2014–2015 | Peñarol | ||
| 2015–2016 | Al Rayyan | ||
| 2016– | Qatar | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi (born 22 November 1952 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer and coach who currently manages Qatar. He was played as a goalkeeper, mainly in Peñarol. While playing at Peñarol, he helped the club win five league titles. He also had spells in Argentina with Independiente and Rosario Central, in Chile with Green Cross Temuco (currently Deportes Temuco) and with Brazilian team Coritiba.
He played for Mandiyú de Corrientes, of Argentina in 1987 and in 1988, and respectively played for Brazilian clubs Avaí in 1989, and Coritiba in 1990.
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 he aged, he started to write analyses of the games and coaches, noting which facets he would have adjusted.
After retiring as a player, Fossati decided to take up management. In the beginning, he had spells in charge of River Plate Montevideo Peñarol and Danubio F.C. in Uruguay. He also had spells as manager of Colón de Santa Fe in Argentina, Cerro Porteño in Paraguay and LDU Quito in Ecuador.
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