Walter Roque

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Roque and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.
Walter Roque
Personal information
Full name Walter José Roque Méndez[1]
Date of birth (1937-05-08)8 May 1937
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 30 December 2014(2014-12-30) (aged 77)
Place of death Caracas, Venezuela
Position(s) 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 [es]
1973 Portuguesa
1974 Valencia FC [es]
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 [es]
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

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

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]

Career statistics

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay[5] 1956 5 1
1957 10 1
Total 15 2

Later life and death

He died on 30 December 2014, at the age of 77.[4]

References

  1. ^ F, Comisión Historia C. N. de. "Roque, José Walter". Atilio Software.
  2. ^ a b c "Walter Roque". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ Walter Roque – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ a b "Muere exseleccionador de Venezuela Walter 'Cata' Roque" (in Spanish). Marca. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Walter Roque - AUF". Retrieved 26 January 2021.


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