Ignacio Bergara
{{short description|Uruguayan footballer and manager (1940-2004)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ignacio Bergara
| image =
| fullname = Ignacio Miguel Bergara de Medina
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|7|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|1|4|1940|7|20|df=y}}
| height =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1962–1963 | clubs1 = Racing de Montevideo | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1963–1964 | clubs2 = Mallorca | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1964–1969 | clubs3 = Espanyol | caps3 = 51 | goals3 = 7
| years4 = 1969–1970 | clubs4 = San Andrés | caps4 = | goals4 =
| manageryears1 = 1974 | managerclubs1 = San Andrés
| manageryears2 = 1977–1978 | managerclubs2 = San Andrés
| managerclubs3 = Binéfar | manageryears4 = 1981–1984 | managerclubs4 = Albacete
}}
Ignacio Miguel "Nacho" Bergara de Medina (20 July 1940 – 4 January 2004) was a professional football player and manager.
Career
Bergara was born in Montevideo and began his playing career with local side Racing Club de Montevideo.{{cite web|publisher=El Mundo Deportivo|title=La plantilla del Español|url=http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1988/08/11/pagina-18/944043/pdf.html?search=ESPA%C3%91OL-SANS|page=18|language=Spanish|date=31 December 1967}} Ignacio and his brother Danny were two of three Uruguayan players signed by Spanish first division side RCD Mallorca in August 1962.{{cite web |date=10 August 1962 |title=Futbol en "Cortos" |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/search.html?q=bergara+1962&fecha_inicio=&fecha_final=2024-11-29 |url-access=subscription |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo |page=24 |language=Spanish}} He would join RCD Espanyol in August 1964, playing several more seasons in the Spanish first division with the club. He also played for C.D. San Andrés in the Spanish third division.{{cite web|publisher=El Mundo Deportivo|author=Sanchis, Alberto|title="Nacho" Bergara: "Espero que no se resienta de su operacion"|page=6|url=http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1981/09/09/pagina-6/1077853/pdf.html|language=Spanish|date=9 September 1981}}
Following his playing career, Bergara became a football manager. He managed C.D. San Andrés twice before leading Albacete Balompié from 1981 to 1984, helping the club promote to the Spanish third division during his tenure.
Personal
Bergara died in Ibiza, Spain on 4 January 2004.{{cite web|publisher=El Pais|title=Obituario|url=http://www.elpais.com.uy/04/01/18/obituario.asp?mnunot=ciudades+obituario|language=Spanish|date=18 January 2004|access-date=11 October 2010|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308080023/http://www.elpais.com.uy/04/01/18/obituario.asp?mnunot=ciudades+obituario|url-status=dead}} His brother, Danny, was also a professional football player and manager.
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|7623}}
{{Albacete Balompié managers}}
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Category:Uruguayan men's footballers
Category:Uruguayan football managers
Category:Racing Club de Montevideo players
Category:UE Sant Andreu footballers
Category:RCD Espanyol footballers
Category:Albacete Balompié managers
Category:UE Sant Andreu managers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Montevideo
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