Walter Roque

Walter Roque

Personal information
Date of birth	8 May 1937
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	30 December 2014
Place of death	Caracas, Venezuela
Playing position	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. † Appearances (goals)

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

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. 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.