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Oscar Zubía
Uruguayan footballer (born 1946)
Joffre Óscar Zubía Miguez (born 8 February 1946, in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan football player. He has played for clubs in Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as the Uruguay football team in the 1970 World Cup.
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Zubía at the 1970 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joffre Óscar Zubía Miguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-02-08) 8 February 1946 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1970 | River Plate Montevideo | ? | (3) |
| 1970–1972 | Peñarol | ? | (27) |
| 1972–1976 | LDU Quito | 90 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1968–1971 | Uruguay | 15 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978 | LDU Quito | ||
| 1993–1994 | LDU Quito | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 26, 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 26, 2009 | |||
Zubia started his career at River Plate de Montevideo, where he impressed the national team, earning a spot on the 1970 Uruguay World Cup team.
He then transferred to cross-town team Peñarol, where he was able to play in his first Copa Libertadores in 1971.
In 1972, Zubia made the move to Ecuador to play for LDU Quito, where he helped the team earn its first two national championships also becoming the national top scorer with 30 goals. He retired from football after his participation at the Quito club.
Zubia had 15 caps for the Uruguay football team from 1968-1971. He was part of the squad that played in the 1970 World Cup, earning 2 caps against Italy & Sweden.
Since retiring from footballer, Zubia has stayed on with LDU Quito as a manager at the youth and senior level. He was the senior team coach from 1997-1998. Currently works as a Scout and Coaching the minor leagues in LDU Quito
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