Biography
Meet Sebastián Abreu: Footballer Who Played for 32 Clubs Before Retirement
This may seem bizarre, but it is a verifiable fact that one footballer successfully represented 32 professional football clubs in his entire football career.
Nicknamed Loco, meaning madman in Spanish, Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo holds the Guinness world record as the professional footballer to have played for most clubs. He is currently the manager of the Peruvian club Universidad César Vallejo.
Lutz Pfannenstiel, a retired German goalkeeper who played for 25 teams in his career, previously held the record before Abreu broke it.
Sebastian, born on 17 October 1976 in Minas, is a prolific striker who represents the Uruguayan national team and retired from professional football in 2021.
The world record holder made his debut with the national side on 17 July 1996 in a friendly relationship with China.
He represented the national team for 15 years, appearing in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments, winning the latter in 2011.
Abreu scored the winning penalty in the controversial defeat against Ghana in the semi-final of the 2010 world cup.
For his 26-year club football career, Abreu played in 11 different nations, including Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Greece, Paraguay, Ecuador, Chile, and El Salvador, scoring 432 goals in 851 games.
Below is a highlight of the clubs he has played for so far
- Defensor
- San Lorenzo
- Deportivo La Coruña
- Grêmio
- Tecos
- Nacional
- Cruz Azul
- América
- Sinaloa
- Monterrey
- San Luis
- UANL
- Beitar Jerusalem
- River Plate
- Real Sociedad
- Aris
- Botafogo
- Figueirense
- Rosario Central
- Aucas
- Sol de América
- Santa Tecla
- Bangu
- Central Español
- Puerto Montt
- Audax Italiano
- Magallanes
- Rio Branco
- Boston River
- Athletic-MG
- Sud América
- Olimpia de Minas
Below is a glimpse of his managerial career
- Santa Tecla (caretaker) – 2019
- Boston River (player-coach) 2020
- Always Ready – 2022
- Paysandú – – 2022
- Universidad César Vallejo – 2023
Sebastián Abreu Awards
- Individual
Mexican Primera División Golden Boot: Verano 2000, Verano 2002, Apertura 2005, Clausura 2006
San Lorenzo
- Argentine Primera División: 2001 Clausura
Nacional
- Uruguayan Primera División: 2001, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 2008 Clausura
Botafogo
- Campeonato Carioca
- Taça Guanabara
- Taça Rio
Santa Tecla
- Salvadoran Primera División: 2016 Apertura
Uruguay
- Copa América: 2011
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