Julio César Abbadie Gismero (born September 7, 1930, in Montevideo

Montevideo

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) was a Uruguay

Uruguay

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an footballer who played as a forward. During his career, he played for Peñarol

C.A. Peñarol

Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...

, where he won the 1966 Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup.

Abbadie also played in Italy

Italy

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 (from 1956 to 1962) with Genoa

Genoa C.F.C.

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 and Lecco

Calcio Lecco 1912

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. In total he played Serie A

Serie A

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 140 matches and scored 31 goals. On 21 December 2004 he returned after 54 years to Genova

Génova

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, at Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

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, during Serie B

Serie B

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 match against Empoli

Empoli F.C.

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For the Uruguay national team

Uruguay national football team

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, Abbadie obtained 26 caps

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 between 1952 and 1957, scoring 14 goals. He participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup

1954 FIFA World Cup

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 and scored two goals in a group match against Scotland

Scotland national football team

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