Juan Hohberg

Juan Hohberg
Personal information
Full name	Juan Eduardo Hohberg Roca
Date of birth	8 October 1926
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Date of death	30 April 1996 (aged 69)
Place of death	Lima, Peru
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946	Central Córdoba
1947–1948	Rosario Central
1949–1959	Peñarol
1960	Racing Montevideo
1961	Cúcuta Deportivo
1946–1961	Total
Total
International career
1954–1959	Uruguay
Managerial career
1962–1963	Cúcuta Deportivo
1964–1966	Atlético Nacional
1968	Panathinaikos
1969–1970	Uruguay
1971	Peñarol
1972	Sport Boys
1973	San Luis
1974–1975	Universitario
1977	Uruguay
1977–1979	Alianza Lima
1981	Ecuador
1981–1982	Emelec
1982	Juan Aurich
1983	Deportivo Municipal
1985	Sport Boys
1988	Liga de Quito
1991–1992	Deportivo Municipal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Eduardo Hohberg Roca (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949–59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959), 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

He is the grandfather of Peruvian footballer Alejandro Hohberg.

Club career

Hohberg started his playing career in 1946 with Central Córdoba before joining Rosario Central in 1947.

In 1948 Hohberg moved to Uruguay to join Peñarol where he would play until 1959. Peñarol won six league titles during his time with the club.

Towards the end of his playing career he had spells with Racing Club de Montevideo and Cúcuta Deportivo in Colombia.

International career

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.^[2]

Personal life

The Peruvian footballer Alejandro Hohberg is his grandson.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay^[3]	1954	5	3
	1955	0	0
	1956	2	0
	1957	0	0
	1958	0	0
	1959	1	0
Total		8	3

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hohberg goal.

List of international goals scored by Juan Hohberg
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 June 1954	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland	Hungary	1–2	2–4	1954 FIFA World Cup
2	30 June 1954	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland	Hungary	2–2	2–4
3	3 July 1954	Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland	Austria	1–1	1–3

References

^ https://atilio.uy/dt:4012
^ Behr, Raúl. "La Curva Diagonal: De dos caras felices" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "Juan Hohberg - AUF". Retrieved 22 February 2022.

External links

Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007) (in German)

[1] ttps://atilio.uy/dt:4012

[dechalaca-2] Behr, Raúl. "La Curva Diagonal: De dos caras felices" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[3] "Juan Hohberg - AUF". Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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