Paolo Montero
| Date of birth | 03 September 1971 |
| Place of birth | Montevideo |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Weight | 74 kg |
| Height | 1.79 m |
| Position | Centre back |
Son of a former international he began at domestic club Penerol where his appearances earned him his first international cap in May 1991 against the USA. He moved to Atalanta in Serie A for the 1992-1993 season where after a successful four seasons moved to Turin giants Juventus for the 1996-1997 season. He continued to be a regular at the heart of Paraguay's defence and has won the reputation as one of the best defenders in the World. He is tough in the tackle, good in the air and has an excellent left foot with his only weakness is his tendency to get in trouble with match officials. Troubled by a groin injury for most of the season he will start and be captain if he is fit.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Juventus |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1998-99 | Juventus | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Juventus | Serie A | 21 | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | Juventus | Serie A | 13 | 3 |
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| 2001-02 | Juventus | UEFA Champions League | 7 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Juventus | Serie A | 19 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Juventus | UEFA Champions League | 13 | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Juventus | Serie A | 17 | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Juventus | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Juventus | Serie A | 3 | 2 |
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| 2004-05 | Juventus | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Apr 1999 | Manchester United v Juventus | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 21 Apr 1999 | Juventus v Manchester United | L |
2-3 Agg: 3-4 |
UEFA Champions League | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 11 Nov 2000 | Juventus v Lazio | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 6 |
| 19 Nov 2000 | Brescia v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 7 |
| 26 Nov 2000 | Juventus v Verona | W | 2-1 | Serie A | 8 |
| 03 Dec 2000 | Inter Milano v Juventus | D | 2-2 | Serie A | 9 |
| 14 Jan 2001 | Juventus v Bologna | W | 1-0 | Serie A | 14 |
| 21 Jan 2001 | Perugia v Juventus | W | 0-1 | Serie A | 15 |
| 28 Jan 2001 | Juventus v Vicenza | W | 4-0 | Serie A | 16 |
| 03 Feb 2001 | Atalanta v Juventus | L | 2-1 | Serie A | 17 |
| 11 Feb 2001 | Juventus v Napoli | W | 3-0 | Serie A | 18 |
| 18 Feb 2001 | Bari v Juventus | W | 0-1 | Serie A | 19 |
| 25 Feb 2001 | Juventus v AC Milan | W | 3-0 | Serie A | 20 |
| 04 Mar 2001 | Udinese v Juventus | W | 0-2 | Serie A | 21 |
| 11 Mar 2001 | Juventus v Reggina | W | 1-0 | Serie A | 22 |
| 18 Mar 2001 | Lazio v Juventus | L | 4-1 | Serie A | 23 |
| 08 Apr 2001 | Verona v Juventus | W | 0-1 | Serie A | 25 |
| 14 Apr 2001 | Juventus v Inter Milano | W | 3-1 | Serie A | 26 |
| 22 Apr 2001 | Parma v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 27 |
| 29 Apr 2001 | Juventus v Lecce | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 28 |
| 06 May 2001 | Juventus v AS Roma | D | 2-2 | Serie A | 29 |
| 11 May 2001 | Fiorentina v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 30 |
| 20 May 2001 | Bologna v Juventus | W | 1-4 | Serie A | 31 |
| 27 May 2001 | Juventus v Perugia | W | 1-0 | Serie A | 32 |
| 10 Jun 2001 | Vicenza v Juventus | W | 0-3 | Serie A | 33 |
| 26 Aug 2001 | Juventus v Venezia | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 1 |
| 09 Sep 2001 | Atalanta v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 2 |
| 18 Sep 2001 | Juventus v Celtic | W | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 22 Sep 2001 | Lecce v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 4 |
| 25 Sep 2001 | Rosenborg BK v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 10 Oct 2001 | FC Porto v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 17 Oct 2001 | Juventus v Rosenborg BK | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Bologna v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 8 |
| 23 Oct 2001 | Juventus v FC Porto | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 27 Oct 2001 | Juventus v Inter Milano | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 9 |
| 01 Dec 2001 | Juventus v Perugia | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 13 |
| 04 Dec 2001 | Arsenal v Juventus | L | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 09 Dec 2001 | AC Milan v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 14 |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Juventus v Atalanta | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 19 |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Chievo Verona v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 20 |
| 03 Feb 2002 | Juventus v Lecce | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 21 |
| 10 Feb 2002 | AS Roma v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 22 |
| 16 Feb 2002 | Juventus v Fiorentina | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 23 |
| 27 Feb 2002 | Deportivo La Coruña v Juventus | L | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Juventus v Lazio | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 29 |
| 07 Apr 2002 | Perugia v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 30 |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Juventus v Brescia | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 33 |
| 05 May 2002 | Udinese v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 34 |
| 15 Sep 2002 | Juventus v Atalanta | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 2 |
| 18 Sep 2002 | Feyenoord v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Empoli v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 3 |
| 24 Sep 2002 | Juventus v Dynamo Kiev | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 01 Oct 2002 | Juventus v Newcastle United | W | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 06 Oct 2002 | Juventus v Como | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 5 |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Torino v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 10 |
| 26 Nov 2002 | Deportivo La Coruña v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 01 Dec 2002 | AS Roma v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 12 |
| 11 Dec 2002 | Juventus v FC Basel | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Juventus v Lazio | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 14 |
| 22 Dec 2002 | Perugia v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 15 |
| 19 Jan 2003 | Chievo Verona v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 17 |
| 26 Jan 2003 | Juventus v Piacenza | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 18 |
| 02 Feb 2003 | Atalanta v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 19 |
| 08 Feb 2003 | Juventus v Empoli | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 20 |
| 16 Feb 2003 | Parma v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 21 |
| 19 Feb 2003 | Manchester United v Juventus | L | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Como v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 22 |
| 25 Feb 2003 | Juventus v Manchester United | L | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 02 Mar 2003 | Juventus v Inter Milano | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 23 |
| 09 Mar 2003 | Udinese v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 24 |
| 12 Mar 2003 | Juventus v Deportivo La Coruña | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 18 Mar 2003 | FC Basel v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group D |
| 22 Mar 2003 | AC Milan v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 26 |
| 09 Apr 2003 | Juventus v Barcelona | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 1st leg |
| 13 Apr 2003 | Bologna v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 28 |
| 22 Apr 2003 | Barcelona v Juventus | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Juventus v Brescia | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 30 |
| 03 May 2003 | Lazio v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 31 |
| 10 May 2003 | Juventus v Perugia | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 32 |
| 14 May 2003 | Juventus v Real Madrid | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Champions League | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 17 May 2003 | Reggina v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 33 |
| 28 May 2003 | AC Milan v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Final |
| 31 Aug 2003 | Juventus v Empoli | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 1 |
| 14 Sep 2003 | Chievo Verona v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 2 |
| 17 Sep 2003 | Juventus v Galatasaray | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 21 Sep 2003 | Juventus v AS Roma | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 3 |
| 27 Sep 2003 | Reggina v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 4 |
| 30 Sep 2003 | Olympiakos v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 18 Oct 2003 | Ancona v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 6 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Juventus v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 26 Oct 2003 | Juventus v Brescia | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 7 |
| 01 Nov 2003 | AC Milan v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 8 |
| 22 Nov 2003 | Modena v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 10 |
| 29 Nov 2003 | Juventus v Inter Milano | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 11 |
| 06 Dec 2003 | Lazio v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 12 |
| 10 Dec 2003 | Juventus v Olympiakos | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 14 Dec 2003 | Juventus v Parma | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 13 |
| 11 Jan 2004 | Sampdoria v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 16 |
| 18 Jan 2004 | Juventus v Siena | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 17 |
| 25 Jan 2004 | Empoli v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 18 |
| 01 Feb 2004 | Juventus v Chievo Verona | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 19 |
| 08 Feb 2004 | AS Roma v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 20 |
| 22 Feb 2004 | Bologna v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 22 |
| 25 Feb 2004 | Deportivo La Coruña v Juventus | L | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 06 Mar 2004 | Brescia v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 24 |
| 09 Mar 2004 | Juventus v Deportivo La Coruña | L |
0-1 Agg: 0-2 |
UEFA Champions League | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 04 Apr 2004 | Inter Milano v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 28 |
| 06 Jan 2005 | Parma v Juventus | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 17 |
| 02 Feb 2005 | Juventus v Sampdoria | L | 0-1 | Serie A | 22 |
| 13 Feb 2005 | Juventus v Udinese | W | 2-1 | Serie A | 24 |
| 19 Feb 2005 | Messina v Juventus | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 25 |
| 05 Apr 2005 | Liverpool v Juventus | L | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 1st leg |
| 09 Apr 2005 | Fiorentina v Juventus | D | 3-3 | Serie A | 30 |
| 13 Apr 2005 | Juventus v Liverpool | D |
0-0 Agg: 1-2 |
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1990-91 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 4 | ||||
| 1990-91 | Uruguay | South America Youth Championship | 6 | ||||
| 1990-91 | Uruguay | World Youth Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1991-92 | Uruguay | Olympics | 7 | ||||
| 1993-94 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1994-95 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 3 | ||||
| 1995-96 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1995-96 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 7 | 2 |
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| 1997-98 | Uruguay | FIFA Confederations Cup | 4 |
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| 1997-98 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
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| 1997-98 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1999-00 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 5 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 3 |
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| 2000-01 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 10 |
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| 2001-02 | Uruguay | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Uruguay | Copa America | 4 |
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| 2004-05 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Uruguay | FIFA World Cup | 4 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 01 Feb 1991 | Uruguay v Paraguay | W | 3-0 | SAYC | Group B |
| 03 Feb 1991 | Uruguay v Peru | D | 1-1 | SAYC | Group B |
| 07 Feb 1991 | Uruguay v Ecuador | D | 1-1 | SAYC | Group B |
| 13 Feb 1991 | Brazil v Uruguay | D | 0-0 | SAYC | Final group |
| 15 Feb 1991 | Uruguay v Paraguay | W | 2-1 | SAYC | Final group |
| 17 Feb 1991 | Argentina v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | SAYC | Final group |
| 05 May 1991 | USA v Uruguay | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 May 1991 | Mexico v Uruguay | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 14 May 1991 | Costa Rica v Uruguay | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 30 May 1991 | Chile v Uruguay | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Jun 1991 | Syria v Uruguay | L | 1-0 | World Youth Cup | Group D |
| 18 Jun 1991 | Spain v Uruguay | L | 6-0 | World Youth Cup | Group D |
| 02 Feb 1992 | Uruguay v Ecuador | L | 0-2 | Olympics | South America round 1 group B |
| 04 Feb 1992 | Uruguay v Chile | W | 1-0 | Olympics | South America round 1 group B |
| 08 Feb 1992 | Uruguay v Bolivia | W | 4-0 | Olympics | South America round 1 group B |
| 10 Feb 1992 | Argentina v Uruguay | W | 1-2 | Olympics | South America round 1 group B |
| 12 Feb 1992 | Colombia v Uruguay | L | 3-0 | Olympics | South America round 2 |
| 14 Feb 1992 | Uruguay v Ecuador | W | 1-0 | Olympics | South America round 2 |
| 16 Feb 1992 | Paraguay v Uruguay | D | 0-0 | Olympics | South America round 2 |
| 13 Oct 1993 | Germany v Uruguay | L | 5-0 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Jan 1995 | Spain v Uruguay | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 1995 | England v Uruguay | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | Yugoslavia v Uruguay | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Oct 1995 | Brazil v Uruguay | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Apr 1996 | Venezuela v Uruguay | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 02 Jun 1996 | Uruguay v Paraguay | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 08 Oct 1996 | Uruguay v Bolivia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 12 Nov 1996 | Chile v Uruguay | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 15 Dec 1996 | Uruguay v Peru | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 12 Jan 1997 | Uruguay v Argentina | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 12 Feb 1997 | Ecuador v Uruguay | L | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 02 Apr 1997 | Uruguay v Venezuela | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 08 Jun 1997 | Uruguay v Colombia | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 20 Aug 1997 | Uruguay v Chile | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Argentina v Uruguay | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 13 Dec 1997 | United Arab Emirates v Uruguay | W | 0-2 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
| 15 Dec 1997 | Uruguay v Czech Republic | W | 2-1 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group B |
| 19 Dec 1997 | Australia v Uruguay | L | 1-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Semi-final |
| 21 Dec 1997 | Czech Republic v Uruguay | L | 1-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | 3rd place |
| 24 May 1998 | Chile v Uruguay | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | W | 5-4 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Sep 1999 | Uruguay v Venezuela | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Oct 1999 | Uruguay v Ecuador | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Nov 1999 | Uruguay v Paraguay | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Feb 2000 | Uruguay v Hungary | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2000 | Uruguay v Bolivia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 03 Jun 2000 | Uruguay v Chile | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 28 Jun 2000 | Brazil v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 18 Jul 2000 | Uruguay v Venezuela | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 25 Jul 2000 | Uruguay v Peru | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 28 Feb 2001 | Slovenia v Uruguay | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Uruguay v Paraguay | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 01 Jul 2001 | Uruguay v Brazil | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Venezuela v Uruguay | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 07 Oct 2001 | Uruguay v Colombia | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 07 Nov 2001 | Ecuador v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 14 Nov 2001 | Uruguay v Argentina | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 20 Nov 2001 | Australia v Uruguay | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Oceania / SA play-off |
| 25 Nov 2001 | Uruguay v Australia | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Oceania / SA play-off |
| 16 May 2002 | China PR v Uruguay | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jun 2002 | Uruguay v Denmark | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 06 Jun 2002 | France v Uruguay | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 11 Jun 2002 | Senegal v Uruguay | D | 3-3 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 07 Jul 2004 | Mexico v Uruguay | D | 2-2 | Copa America | Group B |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Uruguay v Ecuador | W | 2-1 | Copa America | Group B |
| 18 Jul 2004 | Paraguay v Uruguay | W | 1-3 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Brazil v Uruguay | L | 1-1 (3-5) | Copa America | Semi-final |
| 05 Sep 2004 | Uruguay v Ecuador | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 17 Nov 2004 | Uruguay v Paraguay | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Chile v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 30 Mar 2005 | Uruguay v Brazil | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 04 Jun 2005 | Venezuela v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 04 Sep 2005 | Uruguay v Colombia | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Uruguay v Argentina | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 12 Nov 2005 | Uruguay v Australia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Oceania / SA play-off |
| 16 Nov 2005 | Australia v Uruguay | L | 1-0 (2-4) | FIFA World Cup | Oceania / SA play-off |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.