This may seem bizarre, but it is a verifiable fact that one footballer successfully represented 32 professional football clubs in his entire football career.
Nicknamed Loco, meaning madman in Spanish, Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo holds the Guinness world record as the professional footballer to have played for most clubs. He is currently the manager of the Peruvian club Universidad César Vallejo.
Lutz Pfannenstiel, a retired German goalkeeper who played for 25 teams in his career, previously held the record before Abreu broke it.
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Sebastian, born on 17 October 1976 in Minas, is a prolific striker who represents the Uruguayan national team and retired from professional football in 2021.
The world record holder made his debut with the national side on 17 July 1996 in a friendly relationship with China.
He represented the national team for 15 years, appearing in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments, winning the latter in 2011.
Abreu scored the winning penalty in the controversial defeat against Ghana in the semi-final of the 2010 world cup.
For his 26-year club football career, Abreu played in 11 different nations, including Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Greece, Paraguay, Ecuador, Chile, and El Salvador, scoring 432 goals in 851 games.
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Below is a highlight of the clubs he has played for so far.
DEFENSOR
SAN LORENZO
DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA
GRÊMIO
TECOS
NACIONAL
CRUZ AZUL
AMÉRICA
SINALOA
MONTERREY
SAN LUIS
UANL
BEITAR JERUSALEM
RIVER PLATE
REAL SOCIEDAD
ARIS
BOTAFOGO
FIGUEIRENSE
ROSARIO CENTRAL
AUCAS
SOL DE AMÉRICA
SANTA TECLA
BANGU
CENTRAL ESPAÑOL
PUERTO MONTT
AUDAX ITALIANO
MAGALLANES
RIO BRANCO
BOSTON RIVER
ATHLETIC-MG
SUD AMÉRICA
OLIMPIA DE MINAS
Below is a glimpse of his managerial career
Mexican Primera División Golden Boot: Verano 2000, Verano 2002, Apertura 2005, Clausura 200 San Lorenzo
ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: 2001 CLAUSURA
Nacional
URUGUAYAN PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: 2001, 2003 APERTURA, 2004 APERTURA, 2005
River Plate
ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: 2008 CLAUSURA
Botafogo
CAMPEONATO CARIOCA
TAÇA GUANABARA
TAÇA RIO
Santa Tecla
SALVADORAN PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: 2016 APERTURA
Uruguay
COPA AMÉRICA: 2011.