Alberto Suppici

Alberto Suppici
Personal information
Full name Alberto Horacio Suppici
Date of birth (1898-11-20)20 November 1898
Place of birth Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Date of death 21 June 1981(1981-06-21) (aged 82)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915–1923 Nacional 143 (6)
Managerial career
1928–1932 Uruguay
1935 Central Español
1938 Montevideo Wanderers
1935–1941 Uruguay
1945 Peñarol
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay (as a manager)
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Runner-up 1941 Chile
Third place 1929 Argentina
Third place 1937 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Horacio Suppici (20 November 1898 – 21 June 1981) was a Uruguayan footballer and coach who won the first ever FIFA World Cup, leading the Uruguay team in the 1930 tournament on home soil. Suppici is known as el Profesor (the Professor).[1] His cousin was the professional driver Héctor Suppici Sedes.