Guillermo Escalada

Guillermo Escalada
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Escalada Píriz
Date of birth (1936-04-24)24 April 1936
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death 21 June 2023(2023-06-21) (aged 87)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1963 Nacional 289 (116)
1964–1966 Gimnasia de La Plata 26 (3)
1966–1967 Montevideo Wanderers
International career
1955–1962 Uruguay 30 (11)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner1956 Uruguay
Winner1959 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Escalada Píriz (24 April 1936 – 21 June 2023) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He was part of Uruguay’s squad for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, though he was an unused substitute. He also played in 4 editions of the Copa America : 1955, 1956, 1959 (Argentina), and 1959 (Ecuador), winning two times the competition.