Roberto Figueroa
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1989)
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Roberto Figueroa (20 March 1904 – 24 January 1989) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for the Uruguay national team. He was a member of the squad which won the gold medal in 1928 Olympics.[1]
Full name
Roberto Figueroa
Date of birth
20 March 1904
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
24 January 1989 (aged 84)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roberto Figueroa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 January 1989 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1927 | Rampla Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1933 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1933 | Uruguay | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Born in Montevideo, Figueroa played club football for Montevideo Wanderers, where he won two league titles while scoring 75 goals in 331 matches. He was inducted into the club's hall of fame in 2009.[2]
Figueroa made nine appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1921 to 1933.[3]
