Walter Roque

Walter Roque
Personal information
Full name	Walter José Roque
Date of birth	8 May 1937
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	30 December 2014 (aged 77)
Place of death	Caracas, Venezuela
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1957	Rampla Juniors
1959–1962	Atlanta
International career
1956–1957	Uruguay
Managerial career
1978–1985	Venezuela
2003	Bolivia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
Uruguay^[4]	1957	10	1
Total		15	2

Later life and death

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

References

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

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[NFT-1] "Walter Roque". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[2] Walter Roque – FIFA competition record (archived)

[death-3] "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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