Alfonso Auscarriaga

Alfonso Auscarriaga (born 7 September 1927) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward. He was part of Uruguay’s squad that won the 1956 South American Championship on home soil.

Club career
Born in 1927, Auscarriaga started his career at Club Nacional. He then went to Danubio. Auscarriaga ended his career at Defensor in the 1957-1958 season.

International career
Auscarriaga was named in Uruguay’s squad for the 1956 South American Championship. He earned his two first caps during the competition. Auscarriaga played against Peru and the last game against Argentina, which Uruguay won, enabling them to win the competition.

After the tournament, he had two more caps with Uruguay, against Argentina on 01/07/1956, and against Paraguay on 27/07/1956.