Alejandro Apud

{{short description|Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1967)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alejandro Apud

| fullname = Alejandro Rubén Apud Varela

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay

| height = 1.89m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Montevideo Wanderers (manager)

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| years1 = 1988

| clubs1 = Fénix

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| years2 = 1989–1990

| clubs2 = Nacional

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| years3 = 1991–1992

| clubs3 = Fénix

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| years4 = 1993

| clubs4 = Talleres

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| years5 = 1994

| clubs5 = Fénix

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| years6 = 1995–1996

| clubs6 = Liverpool Montevideo

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| years7 = 1996

| clubs7 = Dragón

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| years8 = 1997

| clubs8 = Fénix

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| years9 = 1998

| clubs9 = Basáñez

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| years10 = 1999

| clubs10 = Liverpool Montevideo

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| years11 = 2000

| clubs11 = Fénix

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| years12 = 2001

| clubs12 = Rampla Juniors

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| manageryears1 = 2004

| managerclubs1 = Fénix (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2006–2008

| managerclubs2 = Fénix (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs3 = Cerro (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2009

| managerclubs4 = Blooming (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs5 = Cerro (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs6 = Cerro

| manageryears7 = 2011–2014

| managerclubs7 = Sud América

| manageryears8 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs8 = Liverpool Montevideo

| manageryears9 = 2016

| managerclubs9 = Atenas de San Carlos

| manageryears10 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs10 = Boston River

| manageryears11 = 2019

| managerclubs11 = Racing Montevideo

| manageryears12 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs12 = Juventud de Las Piedras

| manageryears13 = 2022

| managerclubs13 = Ayacucho

| manageryears14 = 2022

| managerclubs14 = Cantolao

| manageryears15 = 2023

| managerclubs15 = Boston River

| manageryears16 = 2024–2025

| managerclubs16 = Danubio

| manageryears17 = 2025–

| managerclubs17 = Montevideo Wanderers

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Alejandro Rubén Apud Varela (born 22 October 1967) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Montevideo Wanderers.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Apud played as a goalkeeper for Uruguayan clubs Centro Atlético Fénix, Club Nacional de Football, Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) and Rampla Juniors.{{cite web|publisher=La República|title=Aguardan su oportunidad|trans-title=Await your opportunity|url=http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/104978-aguardan-su-oportunidad|language=Spanish|date=27 January 2003}}

After retiring, Apud became a football manager. He led Sud América, Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) and Atenas de San Carlos,{{cite web|publisher=Diario el Pueblo|title=Un tal "Turco" Apud: la victoria de un soñador|trans-title=One such "Turk" Apud: the victory of a dreamer|url=http://www.diarioelpueblo.com.uy/titulares/un-tal-turco-apud-la-victoria-de-un-sonador.html|language=Spanish|date=3 April 2017}} before being appointed manager of Boston River during its first season in the Uruguayan Primera División, earning a place in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.{{cite web|publisher=Ovacion Digital|title=Apud: "Lo que viene queremos aprovecharlo"|trans-title=Apud: "We want to take advantage of what is to come."|url=http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/futbol/apud-que-viene-queremos-aprovecharlo.html|language=Spanish|date=14 June 2017}} On April 17, 2024 he replaced Mario Saralegui as manager of Danubio F.C.