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Uruguayan footballer (1932–2014)
For the Portuguese footballer formerly known as Carlos Borges, see
Carlos Forbs .
Carlos Borges Full name
Carlos Ariel Borges Date of birth
(1932-01-14 ) 14 January 1932 Place of birth
Montevideo , Uruguay Date of death
5 February 2014(2014-02-05) (aged 82) Place of death
Montevideo , Uruguay Position(s)
Forward Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1950–1960
Peñarol
1961–1963
Racing
1964
Huracán Buceo
1964
Atlético Platense
1954–1959
Uruguay
35
(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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 .[1]
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 a part of the squad which won 1956 South American Championship two years later. Borges died on 5 February 2014 at the age of 82.[2]
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