Roberto Porta Explained

Roberto Porta
Fullname:Roberto Porta
Birth Date:7 June 1913
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Death Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:Forward
Years1:1930–1931
Clubs1:Nacional
Caps1:3
Goals1:1
Years2:1931–1934
Clubs2:Independiente
Caps2:96
Goals2:19
Years3:1934–1936
Clubs3:Internazionale
Caps3:53
Goals3:12
Years4:1936–1946
Clubs4:Nacional
Caps4:307
Goals4:133
Totalcaps:459
Totalgoals:165
Nationalyears1:1935
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1937–1945
Nationalteam2:Uruguay
Nationalcaps2:34
Nationalgoals2:14
Manageryears1:1973–1974
Managerclubs1:Uruguay

Roberto Porta (pronounced as /it/; 7 June 1913 – 2 January 1984) was a Uruguayan–Italian footballer who played as a forward.

During his club career he played for Nacional (Uruguay), Inter (Italy) and Independiente (Argentina). He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1937 to 1945,[1] and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935,[2] thereby being part of the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup.

He was the Uruguay national team's coach at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

International

Italy

Uruguay

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. Uruguay - Record International Players. RSSSF. 6 March 2012.
  2. Web site: Porta, Roberta. FIGC. Italian. 17 October 2019.