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{{Short description|Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1947)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Tabárez|Silva|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Óscar Tabárez
| image = 20171114 AUT URU 4562 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tabárez managing [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in 2017
| full_name = Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/el-maestro-del-futbol-uruguayo-oscar-washington-tabarez|title=El maestro del fútbol uruguayo: Óscar Washington Tabárez|last=conmebol.com|website=conmebol.com|date=10 October 2016 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|3|3|df=y}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190220063057/http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=61566/index.html FIFA.com]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Montevideo]], Uruguay
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| years1 = 1967–1971
| clubs1 = [[Sud América]]
| caps1 = 73
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1972–1973
| clubs2 = [[Sportivo Italiano]]
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1975
| clubs3 = [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers]]
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1976
| clubs4 = [[Centro Atlético Fénix|Fénix]]
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1976–1977
| clubs5 = [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]]
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1977–1979
| clubs6 = [[C.A. Bella Vista|Bella Vista]]
| caps6 = 80
| goals6 = 1
| totalcaps = 216
| totalgoals = 4
| manageryears1 = 1980–1983
| managerclubs1 = [[C.A. Bella Vista|Bella Vista]]
| manageryears2 = 1983
| managerclubs2 = [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay U20]]
| manageryears3 = 1984
| managerclubs3 = [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]]
| manageryears4 = 1985–1986
| managerclubs4 = [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers]]
| manageryears5 = 1987
| managerclubs5 = [[Peñarol]]
| manageryears6 = 1987
| managerclubs6 = [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay U20]]
| manageryears7 = 1988
| managerclubs7 = [[Deportivo Cali]]
| manageryears8 = 1988–1990
| managerclubs8 = [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
| manageryears9 = 1991–1993
| managerclubs9 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| manageryears11 = 1994–1995
| managerclubs11 = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| manageryears12 = 1996
| managerclubs12 = [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| manageryears13 = 1997–1998
| managerclubs13 = [[Real Oviedo]]
| manageryears14 = 1999
| managerclubs14 = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| manageryears15 = 2001
| managerclubs15 = [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sársfield]]
| manageryears16 = 2002
| managerclubs16 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| manageryears17 = 2006–2021
| managerclubs17 = [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
| manageryears18 = 2012
| managerclubs18 = [[Uruguay Olympic football team|Uruguay U23]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|URU}}}} <small>(as manager)</small>
{{Medal|Comp|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[Football at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]]|[[Football at the 1983 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2011 Copa América|2011]]|}}
}}

'''Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva''' ({{IPA|es-419|ˈoskaɾ taˈβaɾes|lang}}; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan former professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]].

After an unassuming career as a player and after working as a primary school teacher, Tabárez embarked on an extensive coaching career which has lasted more than 30 years and included coaching teams in [[Colombia]], [[Argentina]], [[Italy]] and [[Spain]]. He managed the [[Uruguay national football team]] from 1988 to 1990, returning to the job for a second time in 2006. He led the team to fourth place in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], and to victory in the [[2011 Copa América]]. With Tabárez, Uruguay qualified for four [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]], reaching the round of 16 twice, the quarterfinals once, and the semi-finals once. In October 2017 Tabárez qualified Uruguay for a fourth time; reaching the 5th position at the 2018 World Cup tournament.

On 25 March 2016, two and a half weeks after completing ten years as the manager of Uruguay, Tabárez surpassed [[Francisco Maturana]] for the head coach with most World Cup qualifying games in South America with 47, with the singularity that he has only managed Uruguay. Tabárez also is the fourth-ranked manager with most games at the [[Copa América]] with 30, participating in seven tournaments (1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021). In 2012, for his contributions to association football, Tabaréz became the recipient of the [[FIFA Order of Merit]], the highest honour awarded by [[FIFA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r%26a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit(1984-2010)_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905084502/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r%26a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit(1984-2010)_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2015|title=FIFA Order of Merit holders}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/president-fam-receives-fifa-order-merit|title=President FAM receives FIFA Order of Merit - FAM|website=www.fam.org.my}}</ref>

==Playing career==
During his 12-year senior playing career, Tabárez played mainly for modest clubs, representing [[Sud América]], [[Sportivo Italiano]] ([[Argentina]]), [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers]] (at the time when they were the first non traditional team from Uruguay to qualify for Copa Libertadores), [[Centro Atlético Fénix|Fénix]], [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]] in [[Mexico]] and [[C.A. Bella Vista|Bella Vista]]. He retired at age 32.

==Managerial career==

===Early career===
In 1980, one year after retiring as a player, Tabárez took up coaching at Bella Vista. There he met José Herrera, who has worked alongside him as physical trainer ever since. The following year, Tabárez was named manager of the [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay under-20 team]]. He would coach the side on two occasions. He managed the team at the [[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]], in [[Football at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]] in [[Caracas]], where Uruguay won the gold medal, defeating Guatemala in the final.

Tabárez subsequently worked for various clubs in Uruguay, including [[Danubio F.C.|Danubio]], [[Montevideo Wanderers]] and [[Peñarol]]. Around this time he first met his current assistant coaches, Mario Rebollo and Celso Otero. In [[1987 Copa Libertadores|1987]], Tabárez led Peñarol to its fifth [[Copa Libertadores]] title after defeating [[América de Cali]] in the tournament final.

===Uruguay national team===

====1989 Copa América====
The Copa Libertadores title was fundamental in Tabárez's appointment as manager of the [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay senior team]], in which the [[1989 Copa América]], in Brazil, was his first major tournament in charge. Uruguay finished in second place, eliminating [[Diego Maradona]]-led [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the process, losing to hosts [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[Maracanã Stadium]].

====1990 FIFA World Cup====
After four games of qualification, Uruguay qualified for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], held in Italy. Uruguay reached the round of 16 of the tournament after a draw with [[Spain national football team|Spain]], a loss to [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] and a win against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. In the round of 16, however, Uruguay was eliminated by hosts Italy. After 34 games, Tabárez's first stint ended.  The victory over South Korea was the first at the World Cup since 1970 and the last until 2010, also with Tabárez as manager.

===Managerial work around Europe and South America===
Tabárez later coached [[Argentine Primera División]] giants [[Boca Juniors]] for two years. In 1994, Tabárez moved to Italy to manage [[Serie A]] side [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]. After leading them to a ninth-place finish in [[1994–95 Cagliari Calcio season|1994–95]], Tabárez was hired by [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]. His spell, however, would only last a few months: after a [[Supercoppa Italiana]] defeat against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] at home at the [[San Siro]], a 2–3 loss at [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] for [[1996–97 A.C. Milan season|the league]] cost him his position. He was replaced by [[Arrigo Sacchi]], and the ''Rossoneri'' eventually finished 11th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2009/09/03/allenatori_milan_leonardo_si_confronta_coi_grandi.html|title=Leo avvisato: da Sacchi a Terim, al Milan o stelle o stalle|trans-title=Leo warned: from Sacchi to Terim, at Milan you either star or crash|publisher=[[Sky Italia]]|language=it|date=3 September 2009|access-date=7 July 2010|archive-date=7 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907004054/http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2009/09/03/allenatori_milan_leonardo_si_confronta_coi_grandi.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Tabárez then worked with [[Real Oviedo]] in Spain, with the club eventually only maintaining [[La Liga|top division]] status in the promotion/relegation play-offs against [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]], winning 4–3 on aggregate. He then returned to Cagliari, being sacked after one draw and three losses.

After two years in Argentina with [[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sarsfield]] and Boca Juniors, Tabárez spent four years away from football management.

===Uruguay national team===

====The "Proceso"====
On 7 March 2006, Tabárez took charge of the national team for a second time, and at that time Uruguay had only qualified for [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] since his first spell as manager as they failed to qualify for [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] (losing to Brazil in the last match in their group), [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] (finished 7th in the group stage) and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] (lost to [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|Australia in the play-off]]). Also on the same day he presented the "''Proceso de Institucionalización de Selecciones y la Formación de sus Futbolistas''" (Process of National Teams' Institutionalization and Players' Growth), which established a "proper way" of work with the national teams (under-15, -18 and -20 and the senior team), reintroducing the 4–3–3 formation and setting time for players in which they can study. With the help of the Complejo Celeste, the work were facilitated upon the objectives of the Proceso. As of 29 March 2016, 10 of the 11-most capped players for Uruguay have been part of the ''Proceso''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=700966.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229115959/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=700966.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 February 2008|title=Away curse stalks Uruguay|publisher=[[FIFA|FIFA.com]]|date=28 February 2008|access-date=7 April 2009}}</ref>

====2007 Copa América====
Tabárez's first tournament saw Uruguay finish in fourth place at the [[2007 Copa América]] in Venezuela.
In the group stage, Uruguay lost to [[Peru national football team|Peru]] (3–0), drew with [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] (0–0) and defeated [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]] (1–0). In the quarter-finals, Uruguay met [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] again, this time winning (4–1). After being eliminated in the semi-finals on penalties (5–4) against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] (2–2), they lost in the match for third place against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], (3–1).

====2010 FIFA World Cup====
After a successful play-off against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], Tabárez and the ''Charrúas'' [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|qualified]] for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8367646.stm |title=Uruguay take last World Cup spot |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 November 2009 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> first winning Group A (Uruguay did not win its group since [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] in [[Switzerland]], 56 years prior). They drew with [[France national football team|France]] (0–0), beat [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] (3–0) and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] (1–0). In the round of 16 they beat [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] (2–1).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_49/default.stm |title=Uruguay 2-1 South Korea |author=Saj Chowdhury |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> In the quarter-finals, Uruguay faced [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and after a draw (1–1), they went to extra time. In the last minute of extra time, a penalty kick was missed by [[Asamoah Gyan]], after a handball by [[Luis Suárez]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/goal-shy-uruguay-need-repeat-infamous-2010-win-over-ghana-2022-11-28/ |title=Goal-shy Uruguay need a repeat of infamous 2010 win over Ghana |author=Andrew Cawthorne |publisher=Reuters |date=28 November 2022 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

In South Africa, the national team reached the semi-finals for the first time in 40 years,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20100706-uruguay-netherlands-semi-final-world-cup-football-south-africa |title=Uruguay face off against Netherlands in semi-final |publisher=France24 |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> where it lost 3–2 to the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/06/holland-uruguay-world-cup-2010-semi-final |title=World Cup 2010: Holland hold nerve to beat Uruguay and head for final |author=Kevin McCarra |work=The Guardian |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> only conceding five goals in six matches until that point. Uruguay ended the competition in fourth place, after a 3–2 defeat against [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264122&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global|title=Khedira completes comeback|publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|date=10 July 2010|access-date=14 July 2010|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022005104/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264122&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====2011 Copa América====
In the [[2011 Copa América]], Tabárez led Uruguay to its 15th victory in the tournament, with the national side winning three games and drawing three in Argentina, and only conceding three goals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/jul/25/uruguay-copa-america-triumph-paraguay |title=Uruguay's Copa América triumph ushers in another golden age |author=Jonathan Wilson |work=The Guardian |date=25 July 2011 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} With these wins, Uruguay became the country with the most wins in the history of the Copa América. In 2011 and 2012, under Tabárez's leadership, Uruguay remained undefeated in 18 consecutive games from June 2011 to August 2012, a national team record previously set by [[Juan Carlos Corazzo]]. With the Copa América win, Uruguay qualified for the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/22751680 |title=Confederations Cup 2013 Uruguay team profile |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

====2012 Olympic Games====
After an 84-year absence, Uruguay returned to the Olympic Games, held in London in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-socc-uruguay-idINB76190120120709 |title=Olympics-Suarez, Cavani to lead Uruguay attack in men's soccer |publisher=Reuters |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> After a victory against the [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|United Arab Emirates U23]] (2–1), the team lost the next two games against [[Senegal national under-23 football team|Senegal U23]] (2–0) and [[Great Britain national football team|Great Britain]] (1–0), marking the end of the Olympic adventure.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/01/olympic-mens-football-gb-uruguay-live |title=Olympic men's football: Team GB 1-0 Uruguay – as it happened |author=Scott Murray |work=The Guardian |date=1 August 2012 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> [[Egidio Arévalo Ríos]], [[Edinson Cavani]] and Luis Suárez were the nation's three overage players at the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/18765459 |title=London 2012: Liverpool's Luis Suarez selected in Uruguay squad |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

====2013 Confederations Cup====
Uruguay passed the first stage after a 2–1 defeat to [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and two victories (2–1 against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] and 8–0 against [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]]). In the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 against hosts [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and finished in fourth place after a 2–2 draw against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] after penalties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/23093790 |title=Uruguay 2-2 Italy (Italy win 3-2 on pens) |author=Chris McKenna |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2013 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>

====2014 FIFA World Cup====
Tabárez led Uruguay in its qualification to the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]] in Brazil, defeating [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] in two play-off games,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2013/11/13/uruguay-beat-jordan-5-0-in-amman |title=Uruguay beat Jordan 5-0 in Amman |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> and thus becoming the first Uruguayan manager to do so in two consecutive World Cups. In Brazil, after an opening 3–1 defeat to [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] followed by two wins (2–1 against [[England national football team|England]], 1–0 against [[Italy national football team|Italy]]), to finish its group stage, Uruguay reached the round of 16, Tabárez's third time for Uruguay at the World Cup. This also marked the first time an Uruguayan team defeated a European opponent in 44 years, the last time being a win against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] during the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]] in Mexico. Without star striker Luis Suárez in the lineup, however, Uruguay lost to [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] (0–2).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/15/uruguay-diego-godin-luis-suarez-world-cup|title =Uruguay's Diego Godín: 'They kicked Luis Suárez out like a dog. It was unjust, disproportionate'|date=15 June 2018|work=Guardian|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

====2015 Copa América====
On 19 June, the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol made a video tribute to celebrate Tabárez's 150 games at the helm of the Uruguay national team. In the group stage, Uruguay defeated [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] (1–0), lost to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] (1–0) and drew [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] (1–1) to finish in third position in its group. Uruguay qualified as the top third-placed and met [[Chile national football team|Chile]] in the next stage. In a game marked with the controversy between Edinson Cavani and Chile's [[Gonzalo Jara (footballer, born 1985)|Gonzalo Jara]], Uruguay were eliminated after a 1–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-copa-m17-tabarez-idUKKBN0P509Z20150625 |title=Uruguay exit Copa with 'bitter taste' in their mouths |author=Gideon Long |publisher=Reuters |date=25 June 2015 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> After the tournament, Tabárez was suspended for three official games for the incidents of the Chile–Uruguay match, in which Cavani was also suspended for two games.

====2016 Copa América Centenario====
Uruguay contested the [[Copa América Centenario]] as part of Group C, Uruguay was eliminated after its three group stage matches, losing to [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] (3–1) and [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] (1–0) but defeating [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] (3–0).

====2018 FIFA World Cup====
[[File:URU-POR (12).jpg|thumb|Tabárez coaching the Uruguay national team in 2018]]
Despite the suspension after the Copa América, and with [[Celso Otero]] assisting on the bench, Uruguay won its first two games in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2018 World Cup qualification]], the first time it had done this since the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]] qualification, including its first ever win in [[La Paz]] against [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]]. After the game against Chile, a 3–0 victory, Tabárez equaled [[Francisco Maturana]] as the South American coach with the most games in the CONMEBOL qualifiers, with the distinction that Tabárez has only represented one nation, Uruguay.

Qualification continued in March 2016 with a draw at Brazil (2–2) and a home win against Peru (1–0). In September 2016, after a 1–0 defeat to Argentina, Tabárez became the national team manager with the most games with one country, surpassing the record held by [[Sepp Herberger]] (167 games) since 1964. The next game saw Uruguay beat Paraguay 4–0. In October 2016, Uruguay played two games: a victory over Venezuela (the first in Uruguay for 16 years), and a draw with Colombia in Barranquilla (the first time Uruguay got a point in that city). Also, Luis Suárez tied Argentinian [[Hernán Crespo]] as the top goal scorer in World Cup Qualifications for CONMEBOL.

In November 2016, Uruguay defeated Ecuador and lost to Chile. In March 2017, Uruguay was defeated by Brazil and Peru. In June 2017, another two defeats against the Republic of Ireland and Italy led to worries about the performance of the national team. In August, Uruguay obtained a draw in the Centenario against Argentina, but a victory in September (the first time ever when visiting Paraguay), returned the team to the running for the World Cup. After the game against Argentina, Tabarez told the press that he might leave Uruguay as manager because of his age. In October Uruguay played against Venezuela (0–0) and Bolivia (a 4–2 victory), which sent Uruguay straight to the World Cup for the first time since the current Qualification system was implemented and the third time in a row.

Tabárez arrived to his fourth World Cup as the oldest manager at the tournament. With his appearance, he became tied for third-most World Cup appearances by a manager and tied for most World Cup appearances by a manager of a single national team.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/players/3098f-coaches.html] RSSSF World Cup 1930-2018 data</ref> In the group stage, Uruguay defeated Egypt, winning its inaugural game for the first time since 1970. Uruguay the defeated Saudi Arabia to qualify for the next round for the third time in a row for the first time in World Cup history. Uruguay defeated Russia to win three consecutive games for the first time since 1954, and for the first time to win its group, with no goals against and no yellow or red cards. It was the fourth time that Uruguay advanced to the next round with Tabárez. Uruguay defeated Portugal and advanced to the quarterfinals to face France. France defeated Uruguay, and would proceed to win the World Cup. Tabárez became one of the national team managers with the most World Cups, and the third one representing the same team four times.

Following the tournament, Tabárez's contract expired, and its intended renewal was initially not completed due to controversy surrounding the national federation which included the resignation of its president [[Wilmar Valdez]].<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2018/07/30/renuncio-wilmar-valdez-presidente-del-futbol-uruguayo-a-un-dia-de-las-elecciones-y-en-medio-de-rumores-por-la-filtracion-de-audios/ Renunció Wilmar Valdez, presidente del fútbol uruguayo, a un día de las elecciones y en medio de rumores por la filtración de audios] [Wilmar Valdez, president of Uruguayan soccer, resigned on election day and amid rumors about leaking audio], Infobae (in Spanish), 30 July 2018</ref> One friendly match in September 2018 was overseen on an interim basis by the Under-20 coach [[Fabián Coito]];<ref>[https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Seleccion--Lo-mas-inteligente-era-mantener-el-criterio--dijo-Coito-sobre-sus-25-reservados-uc692577 Selección: “Lo más inteligente era mantener el criterio”, dijo Coito sobre sus 25 reservados] [Selection: "The smartest thing was to keep your criteria," said Coito about his 25 reserved], Futbol Uy (in Spanish), 20 August 2018</ref><ref>[https://elpais.com/deportes/2018/09/07/actualidad/1536352693_025790.html Uruguay golea a un México en construcción (1-4)] [Uruguay thrashes a Mexico under construction (1-4)], El País (in Spanish), 7 September 2018</ref> the contract was renewed a few weeks later.<ref>[https://www.marca.com/futbol/america/2018/09/21/5ba4f41d22601db0068b469f.html Tabárez renueva contrato con la selección uruguaya para próximos cuatro años], [Tabárez renews contract with the Uruguayan national team for the next four years], Marca (in Spanish), 21 September 2018</ref>

====2019 Copa América====
Uruguay advanced to the next round after defeating Ecuador, a draw against Japan and a win against Chile.  In the next round, Peru eliminated Uruguay in the penalties series.  Tabarez reached 30 Copa America games,  becoming the fourth in the list of national team managers with most games in the history of the competition. Uruguay ended the entire calendar year with a 13 games undefeated streak. The last time this had happened was in 1987.

====Dismissal====
After poor results in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]], Tabárez was fired on 19 November 2021, ending 15 years as coach of the [[Uruguay national football team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/deporte-total/futbol-mundial/oscar-washington-tabarez-fue-cesado-de-su-cargo-como-entrenador-de-la-seleccion-de-uruguay-tabarez-despedido-en-uruguay-nczd-noticia/|title= Óscar Washington Tabárez no es más DT de la selección de Uruguay|newspaper= El Comercio|language=es| date= 19 November 2021|access-date= 19 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 November 2021|title=Uruguay fires Tabarez amid World Cup struggles|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/uruguay-uru/story/4524965/uruguay-fires-long-time-boss-oscar-tabarez-amid-poor-world-cup-qualifying-run|access-date=19 November 2021|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

===Achievements of the "Proceso" era===

====Team====
#First Uruguayan team to win the [[Copa América]] since [[1995 Copa América|1995]].
#First Uruguayan team to reach the [[FIFA World Cup]] semi-finals in [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] since [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]].
#First Uruguayan team to qualify for the [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]] since [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]].
#First Uruguayan team to qualify of the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] since [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Summer Olympics]].
#First Uruguayan team to beat a hosting nation at the FIFA World Cup since [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]].
#First Uruguayan team to beat a hosting nation at the Copa America since [[1987 Copa America|1987]].
#First Uruguayan team to win over [[Angola national football team|Angola]], [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]], [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]], [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[Libya national football team|Libya]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], [[Oman national football team|Oman]], [[Poland national football team|Poland]], [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], [[Russia national football team|Russia]] (since the breakup of the Soviet Union), [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]], [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]], [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]].

====Individual====
#[[Héctor Scarone]]'s goalscoring record of 31 goals which was held for 81 years was broken by [[Diego Forlán]] in 2011, and also [[Luis Suárez]] is now the leading goalscorer for Uruguay.
#[[Rodolfo Rodríguez (Uruguayan footballer)|Rodolfo Rodríguez]]'s record for the most caps for Uruguay which was held for 25 years was broken by [[Diego Forlán]] in 2011 and it turn it was broken by [[Diego Pérez (footballer)|Diego Pérez]] in 2012, [[Diego Lugano]] and [[Maxi Pereira]] in 2013, [[Diego Godín]], [[Cristian Rodríguez]] and [[Luis Suárez]] in 2014, [[Edinson Cavani]], [[Egidio Arévalo Ríos]], [[Fernando Muslera]] and [[Álvaro Pereira]] in 2016 and [[Martín Cáceres]] in 2018.

===World records===
Tabárez is presently the first on the [[list of football managers with most games]], that have managed one national team. In September 2016, he surpassed the record held by Sepp Herberger (167) and [[Morten Olsen]] (166) as the national team manager with the most games as national football manager with just one national team, leading a selected group with 100 games or more. In November 2019, he reached the 200 games with the national team of Uruguay. The list also includes such names as [[Hugo Meisl]], [[Alf Ramsey]], [[Mario Zagallo]], [[Helmut Schön]], [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]], [[Joachim Löw]], [[Lars Lagerbäck]], [[Bruce Arena]], [[Berti Vogts]], [[Guillermo Stábile]], [[Ignacio Trelles]], [[Walter Winterbottom]], [[Lajos Baróti]] and [[Vicente del Bosque]].

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 16 November 2021}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:centre"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
|align=left|1 September 1988
|align=left|1 July 1990
{{WDL|34|17|8|9}}
|-
|align=left|[[Uruguay Olympic football team]]
|align=left|2012
|align=left|2012
{{WDL|6|3|1|2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
|align=left|13 February 2006
|align=left|19 November 2021
{{WDL|194|94|49|51}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|234|114|58|62}}
|}

==Honours==

===Manager===
'''Peñarol'''
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: [[1987 Copa Libertadores|1987]]

'''Boca Juniors'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]: [[1992–93 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Apertura|1992 Apertura]]
*[[Copa Master de Supercopa]]: [[Copa Master de Supercopa#1992 Supercopa Masters|1992]]

'''Uruguay Youth'''
*[[Pan American Games]]: [[Football at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]]

'''Uruguay'''
*[[Copa América]]: [[2011 Copa América|2011]]

===Individual===
*[[FIFA Order of Merit]]: 2012
*[[IFFHS World's Best National Coach]]: 2011<ref name="Former Results">{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/former-results/|title=Former Results|publisher=IFFHS|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Aside from his career in football, Tabárez also worked as a [[teacher]].<ref name="GUARDIAN">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/oct/14/uruguay-forgotten-football-identity-world-cup ''El Maestro'' seeks to restore the tradition of a forgotten footballing identity]; ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> He has been diagnosed with [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]], and was seen utilizing crutches during the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2018/06/09/tabarez-the-school-teacher-who-educated-uruguay/35883623/ |title=Tabarez: The School Teacher Who Educated Uruguay |agency=Associated Press |date=9 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{BDFutbol manager|4650}}
*{{WorldFootball.net|oscar-tabarez}}

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