Walter Roque

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Walter Roque
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Personal information
Full name Walter José Roque[1]
Date of birth (1937-05-08)8 May 1937
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 30 December 2014(2014-12-30) (aged 77)
Place of death Caracas, Venezuela
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Rampla Juniors
1959–1962 Atlanta
National team
1956–1957 Uruguay 15 (2)
Teams managed
1978–1985 Venezuela
2003 Bolivia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Walter José Roque (8 May 1937 – 30 December 2014) was an Uruguayan football player and coach.

Career[]

Born in Montevideo, Roque played club football as a left winger for Rampla Juniors and Argentine club Atlanta.[1] He also earned 15 caps for Uruguay, scoring twice,[1] including appearing in 2 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[2]

He later became a football manager, and was in charge of the Venezuela national team between 1978 and 1985,[3] and Bolivia in 2003.[1]

Career statistics[]

International[]

National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay[4] 1956 5 1
1957 10 1
Total 15 2

Later life and death[]

He died on 30 December 2014, at the age of 77.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Walter Roque". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Walter Roque – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ a b "Muere exseleccionador de Venezuela Walter 'Cata' Roque" (in Spanish). Marca. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Walter Roque - AUF". Retrieved 26 January 2021.


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