{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1955)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Agresta|del Cerro|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nelson Agresta | fullname = Nelson Agresta del Cerro | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|8|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1970–1971 | clubs1 = Racing Montevideo | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1972–1974 | clubs2 = Liverpool Montevideo | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1975–1976 | clubs3 = Estudiantes | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1976 | clubs4 = Defensor | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1977 | clubs5 = Argentinos Juniors | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1978–1981 | clubs6 = Nacional | caps6 = 64 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 1981 | clubs7 = → River Plate Montevideo (loan) | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 1982–1984 | clubs8 = Sud América | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 1984 | clubs9 = San Luis | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 1 | years10= 1985 | clubs10= Progreso | caps10= | goals10= | years11= 1986 | clubs11= LDU Portoviejo | caps11= | goals11= | years12= 1987 | clubs12= {{ill|lt=Sportivo Italiano|Sportivo Italiano (Montevideo)|es|Club Sportivo Italiano (Uruguay)}} | caps12= | goals12= | years13= 1987 | clubs13= <!--Club Atlético-->Ideal | caps13= | goals13= | years14= 1988 | clubs14= {{ill|lt=Iván Mayo|Club Deportivo Iván Mayo|es}} | caps14= | goals14= | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1979–1983 | nationalteam1 = Uruguay | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Copa América}} {{Medal|Winner|1983|}} | manageryears1 = 1992 | managerclubs1 = Sud América<ref>{{cite web |title=JORGE "PATO" PERAZZA: "POR COSAS DEL DESTINO SIEMPRE LE ANOTE GOLES IMPORTANTES A FLORIDA" |url=https://diariocambios.com/jorge-pato-perazza-por-cosas-del-destino-siempre-le-anote-goles-importantes-a-florida/ |website=Diario Cambios |access-date=17 December 2025 |language=es |date=13 April 2021}}</ref> | manageryears2 = 1995 | managerclubs2 = Basáñez<ref>{{cite web |title=¿Qué equipos del fútbol uruguayo terminaron un torneo corto sin ganar un solo partido? |url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/15141743/equipos-sin-ganar-un-partido-en-un-torneo-corto |website=ESPN.com.mx |access-date=17 December 2025 |language=es |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | manageryears3 = 1996 | managerclubs3 = Tosu Futures | manageryears4 = 1997 | managerclubs4 = Villa Española<ref>{{cite web |title=Del Ring al Field |url=https://www.el-area.com/descargas/del-ring-al-field.pdf |website=el-area |access-date=17 December 2025}}</ref> | manageryears5 = 2000–2002 | managerclubs5 = Tianjin Teda | manageryears6 = 2014 | managerclubs6 = Hebei Zhongji }}
'''Nelson Agresta del Cerro''' (born August 2, 1955 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan former footballer, who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador and the Uruguay national football team.
==Teams== * {{flagicon|URU}} Racing Club de Montevideo 1970–1971<ref name="eo">{{cite web |title=Fue referente de Maradona y quedó afuera del Mundialito de 1980 por las críticas de un periodista: la vida de Nelson Agresta |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/fue-referente-de-maradona-y-quedo-afuera-del-mundialito-de-1980-por-las-criticas-de-un-periodista-la-vida-de-nelson-agresta-20227151950 |website=El Observador |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es |date=16 July 2022 |quote=Debutó en Racing con 14 años... A mediados de 1976 se integró a Defensor y en 1977 pasó a Argentinos Juniors, al mismo tiempo que apareció Diego Maradona, con quien entabló una linda amistad... Y me dio a préstamo a River.}}</ref><ref name="atilio"/> * {{flagicon|URU}} Liverpool Montevideo 1972–1974<ref>{{cite web |title=Historia |url=https://liverpoolfc.com.uy/page/historia |website=liverpoolfc.com.uy |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es}}</ref> * {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes de La Plata 1975–1976 * {{flagicon|URU}} Defensor 1976 * {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentinos Juniors 1977<ref name="eo"/> * {{flagicon|URU}} Nacional 1978–1980<ref name="atilio">{{cite web | url=https://atilio.uy/jugador:33 | title=Agresta, Nelson }}</ref> * {{flagicon|URU}} River Plate Montevideo 1981<ref name="eo"/> * {{flagicon|URU}} Sud América 1982–1984 * {{flagicon|CHI}} San Luis de Quillota 1984<ref>{{cite web |title=CORTITA Y AL PIE DE SELECCIÓN CON … NELSON AGRESTA |url=https://knariostv.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/cortita-y-al-pie-de-seleccion-con-nelson-agresta/ |website=Knarios TV |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es |date=15 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=¿Con cuál te quedas? Dos ex dirigentes propusieron su versión del “equipo ideal” de San Luis |url=https://www.observador.cl/con-cual-te-quedas-dos-ex-dirigentes-armaron-el-equipo-ideal-de-san-luis/ |website=www.observador.cl |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es |date=14 April 2020}}</ref> * {{flagicon|URU}} Progreso 1985<ref name="atilio"/> * {{flagicon|ECU}} LDU Portoviejo 1986<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gómez |first1=Luis Fernando |title=AÑO 1986 |url=https://archivo-futbolecuador.blogspot.com/2007/07/ao-1986.html |website=Archivo Fútbol Ecuatoriano |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es |date=11 July 2007}}</ref> * {{flagicon|URU}} {{ill|lt=Sportivo Italiano|Sportivo Italiano (Montevideo)|es|Club Sportivo Italiano (Uruguay)}} 1987<ref name="atilio"/> * {{flagicon|URU}} Club Atlético Ideal 1987 * {{flagicon|CHI}} {{ill|lt=Iván Mayo|Club Deportivo Iván Mayo|es}} 1988<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campos |first1=Carlos |title=El día que Everton igualó con Uruguay en el Centenario |url=https://asifuch.cl/el-dia-que-everton-igualo-con-uruguay-en-el-centenario/ |website=ASIFUCH |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es |date=5 March 2025 |quote=Nelson Agresta, que jugó por San Luis de Quillota (1985) e Iván Mayo de Villa Alemana (1988)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gran Recuerdo de Ivan Mayo de Villa Alemana en la Segunda División |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1859048987565216 |publisher=Enascenso |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es |date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Agresta have three daughters. His grandsons Nahuel Martínez and the brothers Alessandro and Piero Martini have played football at youth level. The first one has played for Uruguayan side La Rinconada and Spanish side CF Gandia and the other two have played for Spanish side UD Portuarios.<ref name="eo"/><ref>{{cite web |title=El Gandia C.F. también juega en Uruguay |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/safor/2021/10/02/gandia-c-f-juega-uruguay-57922431.html |website=Levante-EMV |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es |date=2 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Competiciones de Futbol - U.D. Portuarios - Disarp "B" |url=https://www.isquad.es/competiciones_publico_equipo.php?id_equipo=10023&id_grupo=1001393&jornada=12&id_ambito=18 |website=www.isquad.es |access-date=13 May 2025 |language=es}}</ref>
==Titles== * Defensor Sporting 1976 (Uruguayan Primera División Championship) * Uruguay 1983 (Copa América)<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/83safull.html Copa América 1983] in RSSSF.com</ref>
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==External links== * {{BDFA|<!-- AGRESTA- -->20189|Agresta}} * {{NFT player|33668}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120913190046/http://www.sanluissa.cl/sitio/historia/jugadores-por-abecedario/letra-a/nelson-agresta/ Profile at San Luis.cl] {{in lang|es}} * [http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/TenfielDigital/servlet/hprfchjug?0,51,,1,1430 Profile at Tenfield Digital] {{dead link|date=May 2019}} {{in lang|es}}
{{Uruguay squad 1979 Copa América}} {{Uruguay Squad 1983 Copa América}} {{Tianjin Teda F.C. managers}} {{Hebei China Fortune F.C. managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Agresta, Nelson}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Uruguayan men's footballers Category:Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Category:Uruguay men's international footballers Category:1983 Copa América players Category:Copa América–winning players Category:Racing Club de Montevideo players Category:Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Category:Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Category:Defensor Sporting players Category:Argentinos Juniors footballers Category:Club Nacional de Football players Category:Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Category:Sud América players Category:C.A. Progreso players Category:San Luis de Quillota footballers Category:L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers Category:Uruguayan Primera División players Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players Category:Uruguayan Segunda División players <!--with Sportivo Italiano--> Category:Primera B de Chile players <!--with Iván Mayo--> Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Category:Uruguayan football managers Category:Uruguayan expatriate football managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Japan Category:Expatriate football managers in China Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Japan Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in China Category:Hebei F.C. managers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen Category:Footballers from Montevideo
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