Career
A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club Central America Peñarol and the Uruguay national team He also played at 1990 World Cup.
He is known by the nicknames of "the Professor" and "the Ten".
Bengoechea, a native of Rivera, started his career at the Oriental Atlético Club of Rivera. He later played for Montevideo Wanderers, Sevilla Football Club of Spain, Gimnasia y Esgrima Louisiana Plata of Argentina and Central America Peñarol.
Peñarol
He helped the team conquer the second quinquennium of gold (five consecutive league titles), winning the league title in the seasons of 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Peñarol.
Thanks to his high professionalism inside and outside the football pitch, Bengoechea played professionally until the age of 38.
He played in the Copa Americas of 1987 and 1995. He played in Uruguay"s loss at the 1990 World Cup against Belgium, coming in as a substitute and scoring his team"s only goal of the match. Hundreds of manyas were present the day of the inauguration.
In 2009, he signed a contract with Chilean giants Universidad de Chile, as Assistant Manager, being Sergio Markarian the first team coach.
In the year 2010, he also became the assistant manager of Sergio Markarian as he became the new coach of the Peruvian National Football team On March 4, 2014, Bengoechea was named the manager of the Peruvian national team