Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Eduardo Hohberg Roca | ||
Date of birth | (1926-10-08)8 October 1926 | ||
Place of birth | CĂłrdoba, Argentina | ||
Date of death | 30 April 1996(1996-04-30) (aged 69) | ||
Place of death | Lima, Peru | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946 | Central CĂłrdoba | 7 | (2) |
1947â1948 | Rosario Central | 51 | (31) |
1949â1959 | Peñarol | 130 | (95) |
1960 | Racing Montevideo | 6 | (3) |
1961 | CĂșcuta Deportivo | 37 | (19) |
1946â1961 | Total | 239 | (153) |
Total | 470 | (303) | |
International career | |||
1954â1959 | Uruguay | 8 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1962â1963 | CĂșcuta Deportivo | ||
1964â1966 | AtlĂ©tico Nacional | ||
1968 | Panathinaikos | ||
1969â1970 | Uruguay | ||
1971 | Peñarol | ||
1972 | Sport Boys | ||
1973 | San Luis | ||
1974â1975 | Universitario | ||
1977 | Uruguay | ||
1977â1979 | Alianza Lima | ||
1981 | Ecuador | ||
1981â1982 | Emelec | ||
1982 | Juan Aurich | ||
1983 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
1985 | Sport Boys | ||
1988 | Liga de Quito | ||
1991â1992 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan Eduardo Hohberg Roca (8 October 1926 â 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949â59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera DivisiĂłn title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959), and for playing for Uruguay at the 1954 FIFA World Cup - where Uruguay finished 4th. He was also Manager (coach) of Uruguay at the 1970 World Cup - they finished 4th
He is the grandfather of Peruvian footballer Alejandro Hohberg.
Club career
Hohberg started his playing career in 1946 with Central CĂłrdoba before joining Rosario Central in 1947.
In 1948 Hohberg moved to Uruguay to join Peñarol where he would play until 1959. Peñarol won six league titles during his time with the club.
Towards the end of his playing career he had spells with Racing Club de Montevideo and CĂșcuta Deportivo in Colombia.
International career
Hohberg scored three goals as a forward for the Uruguay national football team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, including two in one of the most exciting World Cup matches ever played, the semi-final with Hungary. His second goal in the 86th minute of that match sent the game into extra time, where Hungary finally prevailed 4â2 after two goals by SĂĄndor Kocsis.
Coaching career
Hohberg was Uruguay's coach at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, leading them to a fourth-place finish.
In Peru, he coached Universitario de Deportes winning the Peruvian championship in 1974, and Alianza Lima who won the title in 1977 and 1978. Also, was trainer of Deportivo Municipal.
Personal life
The Peruvian footballer Alejandro Hohberg is his grandson.
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 1954 | 5 | 3 |
1955 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 | 2 | 0 | |
1957 | 0 | 0 | |
1958 | 0 | 0 | |
1959 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hohberg goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 30 June 1954 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | Hungary | 1â2 | 2â4 | 1954 FIFA World Cup |
2 | 2â2 | |||||
3 | 3 July 1954 | Hardturm, ZĂŒrich, Switzerland | Austria | 1â1 | 1â3 |
References
- "Atilio Software | DT: Hohberg, Juan Eduardo".
- Behr, RaĂșl. "La Curva Diagonal: De dos caras felices" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- "Juan Hohberg - AUF". Retrieved 22 February 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007) (in German)
- 1926 births
- 1996 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- Argentine men's footballers
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- Central CĂłrdoba de Rosario footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Peñarol players
- Copa Libertadores-winning players
- Racing Club de Montevideo players
- CĂșcuta Deportivo footballers
- Uruguayan Primera DivisiĂłn players
- Argentine Primera DivisiĂłn players
- CategorĂa Primera A players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
- Expatriate football managers in Peru
- Uruguayan football managers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup managers
- Club Universitario de Deportes managers
- Club Alianza Lima managers
- Juan Aurich managers
- Deportivo Municipal managers
- Argentine football managers
- Uruguay national football team managers
- Peñarol managers
- Argentine people of German descent
- Ecuador national football team managers
- CĂșcuta Deportivo managers
- L.D.U. Quito managers
- Footballers from CĂłrdoba, Argentina
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- C.A. Bella Vista managers
- Racing Club de Montevideo managers