Horacio Troche | |
Fullname: | Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera [1] |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1935 |
Birth Place: | Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Nacional de Nueva Helvecia |
Years1: | 1954–1962 |
Years2: | 1963 |
Years3: | 1964–1967 |
Years4: | 1967–1968 |
Years5: | 1968–1969 |
Clubs1: | Nacional |
Clubs2: | Huracán |
Clubs3: | Cerro |
Clubs4: | Alemannia Aachen |
Clubs5: | Bonner SC |
Caps2: | 24 |
Caps4: | 24 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1959–1966 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1975–1976 |
Managerclubs1: | Guadalajara |
Manageryears2: | 1976–1977 |
Managerclubs2: | Laguna |
Manageryears3: | 1977–1978 |
Managerclubs3: | Tampico Madero |
Manageryears4: | 1989–1990 |
Managerclubs4: | Deportivo Irapuato |
Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera (4 February 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Nueva Helvecia,[2] Troche began playing football with local side Nacional de Nueva Helvecia as a central defender. Later, he would play for Club Nacional de Football and C.A. Cerro.[3]
Troche moved abroad to play for Club Atlético Huracán in 1963[4] and again for one season in the Bundesliga for Alemannia Aachen in 1967.
Troche played 28 times for the Uruguay national team between 1959 and 1966,[5] and featured at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and at the 1966 World Cup in England. Troche became noted when he, during the quarter-final match against West Germany, got into a brawl with Uwe Seeler and boxed him on the ear. Uruguay lost the match 4–0.
After he retired from playing, Troche became a manager leading Mexican Primera División sides C.D. Guadalajara and Club de Fútbol Laguna.