Washington Olivera | |
Full Name: | Enrique Washington Olivera Castro |
Birth Date: | 25 June 1954 |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Youthclubs1: | Montevideo Wanderers |
Years1: | 1975–1978 |
Years2: | 1979 |
Years3: | 1980 |
Years4: | 1980–1981 |
Years5: | 1980–1982 |
Years6: | 1981–1983 |
Years7: | 1983 |
Years8: | 1984–1985 |
Years9: | 1985 |
Years10: | 1986–1987 |
Years11: | 1987–1990 |
Years12: | 1990–1991 |
Clubs1: | Montevideo Wanderers |
Clubs2: | Peñarol |
Clubs3: | O'Higgins |
Clubs4: | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
Clubs5: | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) |
Clubs6: | Cobreloa |
Clubs7: | Nacional |
Clubs8: | Progreso |
Clubs9: | Provincial Osorno |
Clubs10: | Racing Club |
Clubs11: | Toluca |
Clubs12: | Luis Ángel Firpo |
Caps4: | 28 |
Caps5: | 15 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Goals5: | 12 |
Nationalyears1: | 1976 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U23[1] |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Nationalyears2: | 1976–1979 |
Nationalteam2: | Uruguay[2] |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Enrique Washington Olivera Castro (born June 25, 1954 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Washington Olivera, is a coach and former footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the United States and El Salvador, as well as the Uruguay national football team. He played as a forward.
He is the father of professional footballer Bryan Olivera.[3]
He is well-known by his nickname, Trapo (Rag).[4] [5]
He made his home in Osorno, Chile.[4] [5]
His nephew, Enzo Olivera, is a sports journalist who wrote the biographical book El Trapo, la verdad de Washington Olivera (The Rag, the truth about Washington Olivera).[6]