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Alberto Horacio Suppici (20 November 1898 – 21 June 1981) was coach of the Uruguay team during the 1930 FIFA World Cup, leading the host nation to victory in the first ever FIFA World Cup. Suppici is known as el Profesor (the Professor). His cousin was professional driver Héctor Suppici Sedes.
Biography
On April 22, 1917, Suppici founded the football club Plaza Colonia in Colonia del Sacramento, his hometown. The club's 12 000-capacity home ground has been named Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici in his honour.
As technical director of Uruguay, Suppici coached the side to third in the 1929 South American Championship, the precursor to the modern Copa América.
At the inaugural FIFA World Cup in his home nation of Uruguay in 1930, Suppici dropped goalkeeper Andrés Mazali, who had won a gold medal in the 1928 Olympic final, from the national team after he was caught breaking curfew and failing to arrive at the team hotel in time in Montevideo prior to the tournament. Suppici led the side to victory in the final over Argentina at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, masterminding a second-half comeback from 2-1 down to win 4-2 in front of 93,000 fans. Suppici's technical staff at the tournament included Pedro Arispe, Ernesto Figoli, Luis Greco and Pedro Olivieri. He is the youngest ever coach to win a World Cup, aged 31.
Honours
Domestic
- Peñarol
- Uruguayan Primera División: 1945
International
Uruguay
- FIFA World Cup winner: 1930
- Copa América runner-up: 1941
- Copa América third place: 1929, 1937
| Years | Coach | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–1932 | Alberto Suppici | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 50.00 | |
| 1935–1941 | Alberto Suppici (2nd time) | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 45.83 |
