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Uruguayan footballer (1932?2014)
For the Portuguese footballer formerly known as Carlos Borges, see
Carlos Forbs
.
Carlos Borges
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Full name
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Carlos Ariel Borges
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Date of birth
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(
1932-01-14
)
14 January 1932
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Place of birth
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Montevideo
, Uruguay
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Date of death
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5 February 2014
(2014-02-05)
(aged 82)
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Place of death
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Montevideo
, Uruguay
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Position(s)
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Forward
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1950?1960
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Penarol
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1961?1963
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Racing
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1964
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Huracan Buceo
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1964
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Atletico Platense
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1954?1959
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Uruguay
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35
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(10)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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]
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 a 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]
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