Walter Roque Explained

Walter Roque
Fullname:Walter José Roque Méndez[1]
Birth Date:8 May 1937
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Death Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Position:Left winger
Years1:1956–1957
Clubs1:Rampla Juniors
Years2:1959–1962
Clubs2:Atlanta
Years3:1963
Clubs3:Nacional
Years4:1964–1965
Clubs4:Cúcuta Deportivo
Years5:1966
Clubs5:Deportivo Galicia
Nationalyears1:1956–1957
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:1971–1972
Manageryears2:1973
Managerclubs2:Portuguesa
Manageryears3:1974
Manageryears4:1975–1976
Managerclubs4:Deportivo Galicia
Manageryears5:1976–1978
Managerclubs5:Estudiantes de Mérida
Manageryears6:1978–1979
Managerclubs6:Venezuela
Manageryears7:1979
Managerclubs7:Fénix
Manageryears8:1979–1981
Managerclubs8:Venezuela
Manageryears9:1981–1985
Managerclubs9:Venezuela
Manageryears10:1982
Managerclubs10:Deportivo Táchira
Manageryears11:1982–1983
Manageryears12:1985
Managerclubs12:Sud América
Manageryears13:1986
Managerclubs13:Nacional
Manageryears14:1987
Managerclubs14:Progreso
Manageryears15:1988
Managerclubs15:El Nacional
Manageryears16:1988
Managerclubs16:Oriente Petrolero
Manageryears17:1990
Managerclubs17:Progreso
Manageryears18:1992
Managerclubs18:Peñarol
Manageryears19:1995–1996
Managerclubs19:San José
Manageryears20:1997
Managerclubs20:Blooming
Manageryears21:1997
Managerclubs21:Guabirá
Manageryears22:1998
Managerclubs22:Jorge Wilstermann
Manageryears23:1999–2001
Managerclubs23:Deportivo Táchira
Manageryears24:2002
Managerclubs24:Bolivia U20
Manageryears25:2003
Managerclubs25:Bolivia
Manageryears26:2005
Managerclubs26:Caracas

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. He also earned 15 caps for Uruguay, scoring twice, including appearing in 2 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

He later became a football manager, and was in charge of the Venezuela national team between 1978 and 1985, and Bolivia in 2003.

Career statistics

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay[2] 195651
1957101
Total152

Later life and death

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roque, José Walter. Comisión Historia C. N. de. F. Atilio Software.
  2. Web site: Walter Roque - AUF. 26 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Muere exseleccionador de Venezuela Walter 'Cata' Roque. 31 December 2014. 2 January 2015. es. Marca.