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Uruguayan footballer and coach (1926-1996)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hohberg and the second or maternal family name is Roca.
Juan Eduardo Hohberg Roca (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayanfootball player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949–60) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959) and 1960 and for playing for Uruguay at the 1954 FIFA World Cup - where Uruguay finished 4th. He was also Manager (coach) of Uruguay at the 1970 World Cup - they finished 4th
Hohberg scored three goals as a forward for the Uruguay national football team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, including two in one of the most exciting World Cup matches ever played, the semi-final with Hungary. His second goal in the 86th minute of that match sent the game into extra time, where Hungary finally prevailed 4–2 after two goals by Sándor Kocsis.
Coaching career
Hohberg was Uruguay's coach at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, leading them to a fourth-place finish.
In Peru, he coached Universitario de Deportes winning the Peruvian championship in 1974, and Alianza Lima who won the title in 1977 and 1978. Also, was trainer of Deportivo Municipal.
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