Washington Etchamendi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Washington Etchamendi

| image = File:Washington Etchamendi (1972).png

| caption = Etchamendi in 1972

| fullname = Washington Etchamendi Sosa

| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|3|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Soto, Uruguay

| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|5|30|1921|3|2|df=yes}}

| death_place = Cali, Colombia

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Canillitas

| manageryears2 = | managerclubs2 = Progreso

| manageryears3 = | managerclubs3 = Defensor Sporting

| manageryears4 = 1963 | managerclubs4 = Uruguay

| manageryears5 = | managerclubs5 = Liverpool Montevideo

| manageryears6 = 1965 | managerclubs6 = Colón

| manageryears7 = 1965–1966 | managerclubs7 = Unión de Santa Fe

| manageryears8 = | managerclubs8 = Cerro

| manageryears9 = 1969 | managerclubs9 = Los Andes

| manageryears10 = 1969 | managerclubs10 = Bella Vista

| manageryears11 = 1970–1972 | managerclubs11 = Nacional

| manageryears12 = 1972 | managerclubs12 = Uruguay

| manageryears13 = 1973 | managerclubs13 = Paraguay

| manageryears14 = | managerclubs14 = Montevideo Wanderers

| manageryears15 = 1973–1975 | managerclubs15 = Bella Vista

| manageryears16 = 1976 | managerclubs16 = Deportivo Cali

}}

Washington Etchamendi Sosa (2 March 1921 — 30 May 1976) was a Uruguayan football manager, who notably managed Nacional in 1971.

Career

Born in Soto, Paysandú Department, Etchamendi began his career with Club Canillitas, and later went on to manage Progreso, Defensor Sporting and Liverpool Montevideo before moving to Argentina in 1965. He also took over Colón (where he was manager for just a week),{{cite web|url=https://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/diarios/2014/03/01/deportes/DEPO-03.html|title=Hace 15 años se fue al cielo un grande: el Negro Cardozo|trans-title=15 years ago a big one went to heaven: Negro Cardozo|publisher=El Litoral|language=es|date=1 March 2014|access-date=28 December 2020}} Unión de Santa Fe and Los Andes{{cite web|url=http://www.clublosandes.com/not-10989-100-anos-100-historias-parte-xiv.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106104545/http://www.clublosandes.com/not-10989-100-anos-100-historias-parte-xiv.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 6, 2017|title=100 años, 100 historias Parte XIV|trans-title=100 years, 100 stories Part XIV|publisher=CA Los Andes|language=es|access-date=28 December 2020}} in that country before moving back to Uruguay.

In 1970, after an impressive year in charge of Bella Vista, Etchamendi was named Nacional manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.nacional.uy/institucion/noticias/item/guillermo-escalada-washington-etchamendi-y-juan-carlos-blanco-quedaron-inmortalizados-en-los-cespedes.html|title=Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi y Juan Carlos Blanco quedaron inmortalizados en Los Céspedes|trans-title=Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi and Juan Carlos Blanco are immortalised at the Los Céspedes|publisher=Club Nacional de Football|language=es|date=29 November 2018|access-date=28 December 2020}} He led the latter club to three Primera División titles (1970, 1971, 1972), aside from winning the 1971 Copa Libertadores and the 1971 Intercontinental Cup.

After leaving Nacional at the end of the 1972 season, Etchamendi subsequently worked at the Paraguay national team, Montevideo Wanderers, Bella Vista, Club León and Deportivo Cali.

Death

On 30 May 1976, while managing Deportivo Cali, Etchamendi suffered a myocardial infarction during the second half of a home fixture against Independiente Santa Fe. Despite being aided by nearby people, he was declared dead 30 minutes after the incident.{{cite web|url=https://www.elcincocero.com/noticias/detalle/19-liga-aguila/3385-el-tecnico-que-murio-en-mitad-de-un-cali-vs-santa-fe|title=El técnico que murió en mitad de un Cali vs Santa Fe|trans-title=The manager who died midway through a Cali vs Santa Fe|publisher=El Cinco Cero|language=es|date=30 December 2018|access-date=28 December 2020}}