Nilo Acuña

Nilo Acuña

Personal information
Full name	Nilo Humberto Acuña Bordaborria
Date of birth	(1943-09-26)26 September 1943
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	29 August 2004(2004-08-29) (aged 60)
Place of death	Uruguay
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1966	Liverpool Montevideo
1967–1972	Peñarol
1972–1975	Monterrey
1975–1976	Peñarol
International career
	Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acuña and the second or maternal family name is Bordaborria.

Nilo Humberto Acuña Bordaborria (26 September 1943 – 29 August 2004) was a professional footballer who played in the Uruguayan Primera División and Mexican Primera División.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Acuña played as a forward. He began playing for Liverpool de Montevideo, before joining Peñarol in 1967. He won consecutive Uruguayan league titles in 1967 and 1968, and helped the club reach the 1970 Copa Libertadores final in his first stint with the club.

In 1972, Acuña moved to Mexico to join Monterrey for three seasons. He returned to Uruguay to finish his career with Peñarol.

After he retired from playing, Acuña became a football coach. He was a member of Jorge Fossati's staff which led LDU Quito to the 2003 Ecuadorian league title. In 2004, he joined Fossati's coaching staff on the Uruguay national football team.

Personal

Acuña developed a tumor and died at age 60 in August 2004.