Carlos Borges
Appearance
Carlos Ariel Borges (14 January 1932 – 5 February 2014) was an Uruguayan footballer. Borges is best known for scoring the first goal ever in a Copa Libertadores.
He earned 35 caps and scored 10 goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1954 to 1959. He played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup when Uruguay finished fourth, as he scored four goals including a hat-trick against Scotland. During his club career he played for C.A. Peñarol.
He died on February 5, 2014, aged 82.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "First Copa Libertadores Goalscorer Dies at Age 82". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-06.