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Richard Sosa

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Richard Sosa
Personal information
Full name Richard Fabián Sosa Zapata
Date of birth (1972-01-05)5 January 1972
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Villa Española
2001 Deportes Puerto Montt 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Fabián Sosa Zapata (born January 5, 1972, in Montevideo)[1] is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder for Villa Española and for Chilean club Puerto Montt.[1]

Career

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Sosa played for Villa Española from 1995 to 2000.[1] He helped them gain promotion from the Uruguayan Segunda División via the play-offs in 1999,[2] and scored once in the 2000 Primera División Apertura, in a 2–1 defeat against Tacuarembó, before the club were excluded from the Clausura and administratively relegated.[3] He moved on to Chilean Primera División club Puerto Montt for the 2001 season.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Richard Sosa". Tenfield Digital. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Fernández, Francisco (February 17, 2000). "Uruguay 1999 Segunda División Profesional (2nd level)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Fernández, Francisco (March 8, 2007). "Uruguay 2000 Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "Puerto Montt 2001 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved May 16, 2024.