Santiago Ostolaza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ostolaza and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.

Santiago Javier Ostolaza Sosa (born 10 July 1962 in Dolores, Soriano) is a Uruguayan former football midfielder and the current manager of the Uruguayan U-17 national team. Among others clubs, he was manager for Nacional of Uruguay. He played for the same team when he was a player, and in 1988 he received the prize as man of the match after the Intercontinental Cup final against PSV Eindhoven, in which he scored two goals.^[2]

Santiago Ostolaza

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Javier Ostolaza Sosa
Date of birth	(1962-07-10) 10 July 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth	Dolores, Soriano, Uruguay
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Uruguay U17 (Head Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1986	Bella Vista
1986–1990	Nacional
1990–1992	Cruz Azul	72	(8)
1992	Querétaro	38	(2)
1992–1993	Gimnasia La Plata	13	(3)
1994	Kyoto Sanga
1995	Defensor Sporting
1995	Olimpia
1996	Nacional	20[1]	(1)
1997	Aurora
1998–1999	Rentistas	24[1]	(0)
1999	Defensor Sporting
2000	Montevideo Wanderers	18	(1)
International career
1985–1993	Uruguay	43	(6)
Managerial career
2001	River Plate (URU)
2001	Deportivo Maldonado
	Montevideo Wanderers
2004	Nacional
	Real Sociedad de Zacatecas
	Alacranes de Durango
2009	Guerreros de Hermosillo
2011	ESPOLI
2014–	Uruguay U17
Medal record Men's association football Representing  Uruguay Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ostolaza made 43 appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1985 to 1993^[3] and played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

He has a son, also named Santiago Ostolaza, who currently plays for Montevideo Wanderers.