Víctor Haroldo Púa Sosa (born 31 May 1956 in Paso de los Toros) is a Uruguayan former football player and currently a football manager. Career He coached the Uruguay U-20 national team, finishing runner-up in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was appointed to coach the Uruguay national team in the 1999 Copa América, earning second place honors. In 2001, he was chosen to replace Daniel Passarella, qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup after finishing 5th in the South American zone and winning a playoff against Australia. Uruguay was drawn into group A alongside world champions France, Denmark and eventual tournament revelation Senegal. After a defeat to Denmark and a 0–0 draw with France, Uruguay had to beat Senegal to make it to the next round. Despite coming back from a 0–3 at half time, Richard Morales narrowly missed a fourth goal with the goalkeeper down, which left Uruguay in 3rd place and out of the next round. In 2004, he coached Argentine side Rosario Central but resigned after only 2 matches, because of differences with the board and a defeat to Newell's Old Boys in the local derby. Clubs as player Liverpool Montevideo River Plate Montevideo Defensor Sporting Club Olimpia Asunción Deportivo Mandiyú Rampla Juniors Cerrito Teams as coach River Plate Montevideo Uruguay Rosario Central Peñarol youths general manager 2007–2009, manager 2009 Family His son is the midfielder Federico Púa, currently playing in Chile. References 1956 births Living people People from Paso de los Toros Uruguayan footballers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players River Plate Montevideo managers Defensor Sporting players Rampla Juniors players Club Olimpia footballers C.A. Bella Vista players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Uruguayan football managers Peñarol managers Rosario Central managers Expatriate football managers in Argentina Uruguay national football team managers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup managers 1999 Copa América managers 2001 Copa América managers 2002 FIFA World Cup managers Association football defenders Pan American Games gold medalists for Uruguay Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football