Mauricio Victorino


Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilo is a Uruguayan football defender who plays for Danubio F.C.

Club career

Nacional

He made his debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match against Argentine River Plate on March 3, 2005.

Veracruz

In August 2006 he was transferred one season to Veracruz where he played in the Mexican Primera División. In July 2007 he returned to Nacional.

Universidad de Chile

On August 1, 2009, he was transferred to Universidad de Chile after an excellent campaign with Nacional in the 2009 Copa Libertadores and the 2008–09. He scored his first goal as a Universidad de Chile player, after a left-footed shot, on August 30, 2009, in a game against Audax Italiano.

Cruzeiro

Victorino joined Brazilian club Cruzeiro on February 1, 2011.

Danubio

After a spending the 18/19 season without a club as a penalty for testing positive to PEDs, it was announced on August 17, 2019 that Victorino had joined hometown club Danubio F.C.

National team

Victorino played on the Uruguay national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the shoot out against Ghana, he scored the second penalty kick for Uruguay in the World Cup quarterfinals on July 2, 2010. The goal was one of four that sent Uruguay to the semi-finals for the first time in 40 years.
In 2011, he won the Copa América playing 2 matches.
In 2016, he returned to the national team, after an absence of more than three years.

Honors

Club

;Nacional
;Universidad de Chile
;Cruzeiro
;Uruguay