Walter Roque

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

Walter Roque

Personal information
Full name	Walter José Roque[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(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1957	Rampla Juniors
1959–1962	Atlanta
National team
1956–1957	Uruguay	15	(2)
Teams managed
1978–1985	Venezuela
2003	Bolivia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
	1957	10	1
Total		15	2

Later life and death

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

References

1. Walter Roque at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Walter Roque – FIFA competition record
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.