Carlos Borges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Carlos Borges

Uruguayan footballer

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1932

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 05-Feb-2014

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Carlos Borges

  • Carlos Ariel Borges (14 January 1932 – 5 February 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for Uruguay national team.
  • He is best known for scoring the first ever goal in the history of Copa Libertadores.
  • He is also one of the three Uruguayan footballers ever to score a hat-trick in FIFA World Cup.
  • He achieved this feat in 1954 FIFA World Cup against Scotland.Borges earned 35 caps and scored 10 goals for the national team from 1954 to 1959.
  • He represented the nation in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, in which they finished fourth.
  • He was part of the squad which won 1956 South American Championship two years later.
  • Borges died on 5 February 2014, aged 82.

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