List of Famous people born in Uruguay
Julio César Ribas
Julio César Ribas Vlacovich is a Uruguayan association football manager and former footballer. He currently manages the Gibraltar national team.
Gonzalo Bazallo
Sergio Markarián
Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamián is an Uruguayan football coach of Armenian descent. In 2015, he was the head coach of the Greek national football team.
Marcelo Saralegui
Marcelo Saralegui Arregín is a former Uruguayan football midfielder who played 33 times for the Uruguay national team between 1992 and 1997. In 1995 he was part of the Uruguay squad that won the Copa América.
Darío Pereyra
Alfonso Darío Pereyra Bueno is a Uruguayan former football player. Having played for Club Nacional de Football in his home country, he reached stardom playing for São Paulo FC as a centre-back along with Oscar. He is still remembered and revered as one of the best centre-backs in the history of Brazilian football.
José Pérez
José Pérez was a Uruguayan footballer. He played in 20 matches for the Uruguay national football team from 1913 to 1920. He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1916 South American Championship.
Pablo Gabriel García
Pablo Gabriel García Pérez is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Super League Greece 2 club PAOK B.
Leandro Barcia
Leandro Barcia Montero is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Sport Recife. He previously played for Goiás and Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional.
Luis Ramos
Luis Eduardo Ramos is a Uruguayan football defender who played for Uruguay in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Nacional de Football. In Argentina, he played for Deportivo Español in 1967-'68.
Pablo Forlán
Pablo Justo Forlán Lamarque is a retired Uruguayan footballer, the father of Diego Forlán, and son-in-law of Juan Carlos Corazzo. His mother was of Uruguayan and Spanish descent.