Vladas Douksas
El Grafico May 18 1960.
Personal information
Full name Vladas Douksas Klimite
Date of birth (1933-03-14)14 March 1933
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 23 November 2007(2007-11-23) (aged 74)
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Fénix
1953–1959 Rampla Juniors 152 (33)
1960–1961 Independiente 33 (5)
1961–1965 Nacional 79 (11)
1966 Danubio
1967 Colón 11 (1)
International career
1959–1966 Uruguay 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladas Douksas Klimite (14 March 1933 – 23 November 2007) was an Uruguayan footballer. Douksas played in the Uruguayan and Argentine leagues during the 1950s and 1960s and played in a South American Championship-winning Uruguay team in 1959.

Biography

Douksas was born 1933 in Montevideo to Vaclav (originally Vaclovas) and Emilia (originally Emilija), both Lithuanian immigrants, and was brought up in the suburb of Capurro. The Lithuanian version of his name is Vladas Daukšas Klimaitis. His father had worked for a chemical company before opening a small shop of his own.[2][3]

Playing career

Club

Douksas signed for Centro Atlético Fénix as a seventeen-year-old in 1950.[3] In 1953 he transferred to Rampla Juniors where he played until 1959.[4][5] In 1960 Douksas transferred to Independiente in Argentina where he won the Argentine league championship.[6][7][8] On arriving back in Uruguay Douksas was signed by Nacional. At Nacional he played in the team that lost in the final of the Copa Libertadores to his former club Independiente.[9] After his stint at Nacional Douksas was signed by Danubio. In 1967, he was lured back to Argentina by Colón. His stay at Colón was short however, as he became homesick. He returned to Uruguay and retired shortly afterwards.[10]

International career

Douksas made his debut for the Uruguay national football team in March 1959. He played six games at the first 1959 South American Championship tournament, scoring three goals. Despite his efforts Uruguay finished six out of seven nations.[11] He then played four matches on the Uruguay team that won in the second 1959 South American Championship Ecuador.[12] Douksas played his final match for la Celeste in June 1966 having played 33 times, scoring three goals.[13]

Honours

Club

Independiente

Nacional

International

Uruguay

References

  1. ^ Vladas Douksas at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Falleció Vladas Douksas". La Republica (in Spanish). 23 November 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b Garrido, Atilio (12 December 2007). "Douksas: se murió un ejemplo". tenfielddigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ Garrido, Atilio (12 December 2007). "Douksas: se murió un ejemplo (II)". tenfielddigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2009.[dead link]
  5. ^ Garrido, Atilio (12 December 2007). "Douksas: se murió un ejemplo (III) - 1959: LA CELESTE Y LA BATALLA ANTE BRASIL". tenfielddigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2009.[dead link]
  6. ^ Garrido, Atilio (12 December 2007). "Douksas: se murió un ejemplo (IV) - CAMPEÓN EN ARGENTINA Y EN URUGUAY CON NACIONAL". tenfielddigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2009.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Uruguayan players in Argentina 1st level". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Argentina - First Division A 1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Copa Libertadores de América 1964". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  10. ^ Garrido, Atilio (12 December 2007). "Douksas: se murió un ejemplo (V) - SANFILIPPO Y EL ROBO EN LA LIBERTADORES". tenfielddigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2009.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Southamerican Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Southamerican Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  13. ^ "Appearances for Uruguay National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2009.

External links

1959 South American Championship (Argentina) Team of the Tournament
Uruguay squad – 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
Uruguay squad – 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) winners (10th title)
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