Alejandro Traversa
footballer

Alejandro Pablo Traversa Machado (born 8 September 1974), commonly known as Alejandro Traversa, is a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Defensor Sporting 1993–2002
Poli Ejido 2002–2003
Badajoz 2003–2006
Badalona 2006–2007
Premià 2007–2008
Defensor Sporting 2008–2010
El Tanque Sisley 2010–2012
International career
Traversa played for the Uruguay under-17 team at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Italy.
He also played with the Uruguay national under-20 football team at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.
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