Rubén Amorín

Rubén Darío Amorín Mattos[1] (6 November 1927 – 24 December 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer and manager. Amorín was born in Rocha. As a player, he played as a forward for Guatemala FC between 1951 and 1958.

As a manager, he spent most of his career in Guatemala. He won eight Liga Nacional titles with three teams between 1964 and 1992,[2] and helped Municipal and Comunicaciones win the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 1974 and 1978. He also managed the Guatemala national team five times, including at the 1967 CONCACAF Championship, which Guatemala won, and at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is known as one of the best managers in the history of Guatemalan football.[3]

Amorín died on 24 December 2014 from of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Also sp. Matos in some sources.
  2. ↑ Fallece Rubén Amorín, el técnico más ganador del fútbol de Guatemala - Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Pocón, David. "El viejo zorro de la táctica y la estrategia". Diario de Centro América. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Ruben Amorin Tecnico fallece mas grande Uruguay-Guatemala - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
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