Walter Roque

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

Walter Roque
Personal information
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
Playing position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Rampla Juniors
National team
1956–1957 Uruguay 16 (1)
Teams managed
1978–1985 Venezuela
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Roque played club football for Rampla Juniors.[1] He earned 16 caps for Uruguay,[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]

Later life and death

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

References
  1. "Walter Roque". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. Walter Roque – FIFA competition record
  3. "Muere exseleccionador de Venezuela Walter 'Cata' Roque" (in Spanish). Marca. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.


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