Antonio Pacheco (footballer, born 1976)

Antonio Pacheco d'Agosti (born 11 April 1976) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a forward. He also held an Italian passport.

This article is about the footballer. For other people with the same name, see Antonio Pacheco (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pacheco and the second or maternal family name is D'Agosti.

Antonio Pacheco
Pacheco in action for Peñarol in 2011
Personal information
Full name Antonio Pacheco d'Agosti
Date of birth (1976-04-11) 11 April 1976
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Peñarol 96 (38)
2001–2005 Inter Milan 1 (0)
2002 → Espanyol (loan) 13 (3)
2003 → Peñarol (loan) 15 (10)
2003–2005 → Albacete (loan) 67 (19)
2005–2006 Albacete 19 (4)
2006 → Alavés (loan) 0 (0)
2007 Gimnasia La Plata 8 (0)
2007–2011 Peñarol 111 (48)
2011–2012 Montevideo Wanderers 28 (10)
2012–2015 Peñarol 72 (22)
Total 430 (154)
International career
1997–2004 Uruguay 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his 21-year professional career with Peñarol, appearing in more than 300 official matches for the club. Additionally, he played abroad in Italy, Spain and Argentina.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Pacheco was signed by Inter Milan in January 2001 after stellar performances at local Peñarol, with a contract running until 30 June 2005. However, he made only one Serie A appearance with the Italians when he replaced Vladimir Jugovic in the away game at Lazio, and served consecutive loans in the following years, with Peñarol but also in Spain, first with Espanyol then Albacete, with the latter buying the player permanently afterwards.

In January 2006, as Albacete was now in the second division, Pacheco wanted out, and was eventually loaned to Alavés until the end of the season. The move was a disaster individually (no La Liga appearances) and collectively (relegation).

After a brief spell in Argentina with Gimnasia La Plata, Pacheco returned in 2007 for a third stint with Peñarol: he scored 12 Primera División goals in the 2008–09 campaign, including twice in a 2–3 away loss against city rivals Club Nacional de Football on 24 May 2009, one through a penalty kick.[1]

After reaching the 2011 Copa Libertadores final, 35-year-old Pacheco signed with Montevideo Wanderers. In June 2012 he returned to his main club Peñarol, retiring three years later at 39 even though he still received offers to continue.[2]

International career

During seven years, Pacheco gathered 12 appearances for Uruguay, scoring three times. His debut came on 12 October 1997, in a 0–0 in Argentina for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Afterwards, Pacheco was summoned for the final squad at the 1999 Copa América, playing three matches for the eventual runners-up.[3]

Honours

Club

Peñarol

International

Uruguay

References
  1. "A 4 años del clásico del "Grillo" Biscayzacú" [4 years now since "Cricket" Biscayzacú's classic] (in Spanish). Chismes Mundo. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. "Pacheco anunció su retiro" [Pacheco announced his retirement] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. "Copa América 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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