and now he is the main scorer of Libertad, being the topscorer at the 2014 Apertura, scoring 19 goals. International career On the youth level, López was runner-up with Uruguay U-20 at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. He even played the final against Argentina. López played a friendly match for Uruguay against China in 1996. Thirteen years later, in 2009, he was called again by coach Oscar Washington Tabárez for a friendly match against Algeria and for the World Cup qualifying games against Peru and Colombia. He was also part of the squad that achieved the qualification by defeating Costa Rica on the playoff. However, he was not part of the Uruguayan squad that played the World Cup. On 27 July 2010, he was called up to play a friendly match against Angola in Lisboa. Coaching career Following the departure of Celso Ayala, López was appointed manager of Paraguayan club Sportivo Luqueño on 3 March 2020. After the club saw the departure of as many as 11 players to transfers and contract dissolutions mid-tournament, López decided to resign from his position on 7 September 2020, but agreed to coach his club for one last match, a come-from-behind 2–1 victory against River Plate on 11 September 2020. During his short tenure as head coach of Sportivo Luqueño, the team achieved 16 points in 12 matches (4W-4D-4L), climbing several positions in the table. Honours Club Olimpia Copa Libertadores (1): 2002 Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2003 Libertad Paraguayan Primera División (2): 2006, 2014 Apertura América InterLiga (1): 2008 Vélez Sársfield Argentine Primera División (1): 2009 Clausura Estudiantes Argentine Primera División (1): 2010 Apertura Individual Second maximum goal scorer of Paraguayan football with 127 goals Paraguayan Primera División top scorer: 2006 (27 goals, for Libertad) Paraguayan Primera División top scorer: 2013 Clausura (17 goals, for Sportivo Luqueño) Paraguayan Primera División top scorer: 2014 Apertura (19 goals, for Libertad) See also List of expatriate footballers in Paraguay Players and Records in Paraguayan Football References External links 1978 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Association football forwards Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan football managers Uruguay under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Colo-Colo footballers Danubio F.C. players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Racing Club de Montevideo players Club Olimpia footballers Club Libertad footballers Torino F.C. players C.F. Pachuca players Club América footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Kavala F.C. players Cerro Porteño players