Guillermo Escalada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escalada and the second or maternal family name is Píriz.

Guillermo Escalada
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Escalada Píriz [1]
Date of birth (1936-04-24)24 April 1936
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death 21 June 2023(2023-06-21) (aged 87)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1963 Nacional 289 (116)
1964–1966 Gimnasia de La Plata 26 (3)
1966–1967 Montevideo Wanderers
International career
1955–1962 Uruguay 30 (11)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner 1956 Uruguay
Winner 1959 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Escalada Píriz (24 April 1936 – 21 June 2023) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward.[2] He was part of Uruguay’s squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, though he was an unused substitute.[3] He also played in 4 editions of the Copa America : 1955,[4] 1956,[5] 1959 (Argentina),[6] and 1959 (Ecuador),[7] winning two times the competition.

Career

Escalada began playing club football with Club Nacional de Football, where he would win league titles in 1956, 1957 and 1958. He also played for Gimnasia de La Plata and Montevideo Wanderers.[8]

Escalada scored eleven goals in 30 appearances for the Uruguay national team.[9]

Death

Escalada died on 21 June 2023, at the age of 87.[10]

Career statistics

National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay[11] 1955 1 0
1956 5 3
1957 0 0
1958 0 0
1959 10 5
1960 5 1
1961 3 2
1962 6 0
Total 30 11

References

  1. ^ https://atilio.uy/jugadores:644 [bare URL]
  2. ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
  3. ^ "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "South American Championship 1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ "South American Championship 1956". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ "South American Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ "South American Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Pensiòn graciable para el "Chongo"" (in Spanish). Diario Uruguay. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  9. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernanado (6 March 2012). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  10. ^ Falleció Guillermo Escalada, una de las glorias de Nacional y el fútbol uruguayo (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Guillermo Escalada - AUF". Retrieved 26 January 2021.