Roque Avallay Explained

Roque Avallay
Fullname:Roque Alberto Avallay
Birth Date:14 December 1945
Youthyears1:1964
Years1:1965–1966
Years2:1966–1969
Years3:1970–1976
Years4:1976
Years5:1977
Years6:1977–1979
Years7:1979–1980
Caps1:20
Caps2:145
Caps3:217 (total)
Caps4:36
Caps5:44
Caps6:60
Caps7:(see above)
Goals1:5
Goals2:51
Goals3:70
Goals4:6
Goals5:22
Goals6:30
Nationalyears1:1968–1974
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:15 October 2007

Roque Avallay (born 14 December 1945 in San Rafael, Mendoza) is a former Argentine football striker. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football team.

Avallay started his career with Deportivo Maipú in 1964, it was not long before he was signed by Independiente of the Primera División Argentina. In his first year with the club they won the Copa Libertadores 1965.

In 1966 Avallay moved to Rosario to play for Newell's Old Boys, it was in 1968 that he received his first call-up to play for the Argentina national team.

In 1970 Avallay joined Huracán of Buenos Aires. He was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1973 championship.

In later years Avallay played for Atlanta, Chacarita Juniors and Racing Club before returning to Huracán in 1979.

Avallay retired from playing at the end of 1980 with a total of 184 goals in 522 games in the Argentine Primera, leaving him in 14th place on the all-time list of top scorers.[1] He has since gone into coaching and youth development work and has worked with the Huracán youth team.

Titles

SeasonTeamTitle
1965IndependienteCopa Libertadores
Metropolitano 1973HuracánPrimera División Argentina

Notes and References

  1. http://www.futbolargentino.com.ar/historia/gol-hist.html Futbol Argentino topscorers