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Washington Etchamendi
	Etchamendi in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Washington Etchamendi Sosa
Date of birth	2 March 1921
Place of birth	Soto, Uruguay
Date of death	30 May 1976 (aged 55)
Place of death	Cali, Colombia
Managerial career
Years	Team
	Canillitas
	Progreso
	Defensor Sporting
1963	Uruguay
	Liverpool Montevideo
1965	Colón
1965–1966	Unión de Santa Fe
	Cerro
1969	Los Andes
1969	Bella Vista
1970–1972	Nacional
1972	Uruguay
1973	Paraguay
	Montevideo Wanderers
1973–1975	Bella Vista
1976	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),^[1] Unión de Santa Fe and Los Andes^[2] in that country before moving back to Uruguay.

In 1970, after an impressive year in charge of Bella Vista, Etchamendi was named Nacional manager.^[3] 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.^[4]

Honours

Nacional

Uruguayan Primera División: 1970, 1971, 1972
Copa Libertadores: 1971
Intercontinental Cup: 1971

References

^ "Hace 15 años se fue al cielo un grande: el Negro Cardozo" [15 years ago a big one went to heaven: Negro Cardozo] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "100 años, 100 historias Parte XIV" [100 years, 100 stories Part XIV] (in Spanish). CA Los Andes. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi y Juan Carlos Blanco quedaron inmortalizados en Los Céspedes" [Guillermo Escalada, Washington Etchamendi and Juan Carlos Blanco are immortalised at the Los Céspedes] (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "El técnico que murió en mitad de un Cali vs Santa Fe" [The manager who died midway through a Cali vs Santa Fe] (in Spanish). El Cinco Cero. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.