Osvaldo Francisco Canobbio Pittaluga (born 17 February 1973) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is currently the youth team coach of Liverpool Montevideo.
Playing career Club Canobbio started his senior career in 1988 with River Plate Montevideo. They were relegated to Uruguayan Segunda División in 1990. They were promoted back to Uruguayan Primera División in 1991. The finished second in the league in 1992.
By 1994 Canobbio had joined Nacional. He then moved to Argentina in 1996 and started playing for Deportivo Español. In Argentina he also joined Talleres (in 1997) and Racing Club (in 1998) where he became the highest goalscorer of the team.
In 2002 Osvaldo moved to Chile and joined Cobreloa and participated in Copa Libertadores.
After almost fourteen years playing in South America, Osvaldo moved to China to join Yunnan Hongta, a team which used to participate in the Chinese League.
Between 2004 and 2007, Osvaldo has played for his former team River Plate. Then he played for Honduran club Olimpia. He joined Liverpool Montevideo in July 2007.
He retired after playing for Fénix in 2010.
International Canobbio was part of Uruguay squad at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played eight matches and scored two goals for the senior team between 1993 and 1997.
Personal life Canobbio's son Agustín is a current Uruguayan international.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay199310199400199562199600199710Total82
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Canobbio goal. + List of international goals scored by Osvaldo CanobbioNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 22 March 1995 Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex, Medellín, Colombia 1–1 2–1 Friendly2 25 June 1995 Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay 6–0 7–0
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