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Waldemar Victorino Barreto[1] (22 May 1952 – 29 August 2023) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He played football in six countries: Uruguay, Colombia, Italy, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru. Victorino is famous for scoring the winning goal to capture three major titles between 1980 and 1981. The first was scoring against Sport Club Internacional to win the 1980 Copa Libertadores with Nacional. The second was scoring for the Uruguay national team against Brazil to win the 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup. Finally, he scored against Nottingham Forest to win the 1980 Intercontinental Cup with Nacional.
 Victorino at the 1980 Intercontinental Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Waldemar Victorino Barreto | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1952 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 August 2023 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1973 | Cerro | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Progreso | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | River Plate (URU) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Nacional | 19 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Deportivo Cali | 13 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Cagliari | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Newell's Old Boys | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Colón de Santa Fe | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | LDU Portoviejo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Sport Boys | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Marítimo de La Guaira | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Defensor Lima | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1981 | Uruguay | 33 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Victorino took his own life by firearm on 29 August 2023, at the age of 71.[2]
Career statistics
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 1976 | 5 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1980 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 8 | 4 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | |
Honours
editNacional
- Primera División Uruguaya: 1980
- Copa Libertadores: 1980
- Intercontinental Cup: 1980
Uruguay
- Mundialito: 1980
References
edit- ^ "Victorino". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ "Falleció Waldemar Victorino, campeón de América y del mundo con Nacional". ESPN Deportes. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Waldemar Victorino - AUF". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
External links
edit- Waldemar Victorino at BDFA (in Spanish)
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