Carlos Ariel Borges (14 January 1932 – 5 February 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for Uruguay national team. He is best known for scoring the first ever goal in the history of Copa Libertadores. He is also one of the three Uruguayan footballers ever to score a hat-trick in FIFA World Cup. He achieved this feat in 1954 FIFA World Cup against Scotland.[1]
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Full name | Carlos Ariel Borges | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1932-01-14)14 January 1932 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 February 2014(2014-02-05) (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1950–1960 | Peñarol | |||||||||||||||
1961–1963 | Racing | |||||||||||||||
1964 | Huracán Buceo | |||||||||||||||
1964 | Atlético Platense | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1954–1959 | Uruguay | 35 | (10) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Borges earned 35 caps and scored 10 goals for the national team from 1954 to 1959. He represented the nation in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, in which they finished fourth. He was part of the squad which won 1956 South American Championship two years later. Borges died on 5 February 2014 at the age of 82.[2]
Uruguay squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup fourth place | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1955 South American Championship fourth place | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1956 South American Championship winners (9th title) | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) | ||
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