José Sasía

José Francisco Sasía Lugo (27 December 1933 – 30 August 1996)[2] was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.[1] He played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay and in the Uruguay national team in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sasía and the second or maternal family name is Lugo.
José Sasía
Sasía in 1965
Personal information
Full name José Francisco Sasía Lugo
Date of birth (1933-12-27)27 December 1933
Place of birth Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
Date of death 30 August 1996(1996-08-30) (aged 62)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1959 Defensor Sporting
1960 Boca Juniors 13 (3)
1961–1965 Peñarol
1965 Rosario Central 26 (6)
1966–1967 Defensor Sporting
1968 Nacional
1969 Racing de Montevideo
1969 Olimpia
1970 Defensor Sporting
National team
1956–1966 Uruguay 43 (12)
Teams managed
1971 Rampla Juniors
1972 Racing de Montevideo
Deportivo Galicia
Cerro
Aucas
1976 Liverpool
Progreso
Olimpia
Paraguay
1979 Aris Thessaloniki
1979 Ethnikos Piraeus
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Club

Peñarol

Olimpia

International

Uruguay

References
  1. "José Sasía". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. "Necrológica: José Sasía" [Deaths: José Sasía] (in Spanish). ABC. 31 August 1996. p. 62.
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