Walter Roque
Uruguayan footballer and coach (1937-2014)
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Walter José Roque Méndez (8 May 1937 – 30 December 2014) was a Uruguayan football player and coach.
Full name
Walter José Roque Méndez[1]
Date of birth
8 May 1937
Place of birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
30 December 2014 (aged 77)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter José Roque Méndez[1] | ||
| 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 | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 1959–1962 | Atlanta | ||
| 1963 | Nacional | ||
| 1964–1965 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1966 | Deportivo Galicia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1957 | Uruguay | 15 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Valencia FC | ||
| 1973 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1974 | Valencia FC | ||
| 1975–1976 | Deportivo Galicia | ||
| 1976–1978 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 1978–1979 | Venezuela | ||
| 1979 | Fénix | ||
| 1979–1981 | Venezuela | ||
| 1981–1985 | Venezuela | ||
| 1982 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 1982–1983 | Atlético San Cristóbal | ||
| 1985 | Sud América | ||
| 1986 | Nacional | ||
| 1987 | Progreso | ||
| 1988 | El Nacional | ||
| 1988 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 1990 | Progreso | ||
| 1992 | Peñarol | ||
| 1995–1996 | San José | ||
| 1997 | Blooming | ||
| 1997 | Guabirá | ||
| 1998 | Jorge Wilstermann | ||
| 1999–2001 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| 2002 | Bolivia U20 | ||
| 2003 | Bolivia | ||
| 2005 | Caracas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Montevideo, Roque played club football as a left winger for Rampla Juniors and Argentine club Atlanta.[2] He also earned 15 caps for Uruguay, scoring twice,[2] including appearing in 2 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3]
He later became a football manager, and was in charge of the Venezuela national team between 1978 and 1985,[4] and Bolivia in 2003.[2] He managed to win the Venezuela Primera Divisón five times with five different teams in three different decades.
Honours
| Title | Club | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuelan Primera División |  Valencia |
1971 |
| Venezuelan Primera División | Portuguesa |
1973 |
| Venezuelan Primera División | Deportivo Galicia |
1974 |
| Venezuelan Primera División | Atlético San Cristóbal |
1982 |
| Venezuelan Primera División | Deportivo Táchira |
1999-00 |
| Bolivian Primera División |  San José |
1995 |
| Copa Simón Bolívar | Blooming |
1996 |
Career statistics
Later life and death
He died on 30 December 2014, at the age of 77.[4]
