José Luis Russo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Russo Perrone | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 10 February 2026 (aged 67) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán Buceo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Huracán Buceo | ||
| 1978–1982 | Defensor | ||
| 1983–1984 | Deportes Tolima | 69 | (8) |
| 1985 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| 1986 | Peñarol | 6 | (0) |
| 1987 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1988 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1988–1989 | Deportes Iquique | 24 | (1) |
| 1990 | Cerro | ||
| 1991–1993 | Huracán Buceo | ||
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Uruguay U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 1979–1986 | Uruguay | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Luis Russo Perrone (14 July 1958 – 10 February 2026) was a Uruguayan footballer. He played as a defender for teams in Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia. He was also capped 15 times for Uruguay, and played for them at the 1979 Copa América.[2]
Russo died on 10 February 2026, at the age of 67.[3] He was nicknamed Pete, which was a short form of Chupete (Dummy), which he inherited from his grandfather.[4]
References
- ↑ "José Luis Russo".
- ↑ "Copa América 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ Falleció José Luis “Pete” Russo, exzaguero de selección uruguaya, Peñarol y Huracán Buceo (in Spanish)
- ↑ Díaz, Juan José (22 April 2023). "Anuló a Morena, le dijo fantasma a Maradona y se escondió de Pablo Escobar; la vida del Pete Russo". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
Other websites
- José Luis Russo at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Luis Russo at AUF.or.uy (in Spanish)
