Roberto Porta

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Roberto Porta
Porta with Nacional
Personal information
Full name Roberto Porta
Date of birth (1913-06-07)7 June 1913
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 2 January 1984(1984-01-02) (aged 70)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1931 Nacional 3 (1)
1931–1934 Independiente 96 (19)
1934–1936 Internazionale 53 (12)
1936–1946 Nacional 307 (133)
Total 459 (165)
International career
1935 Italy 1 (0)
1937–1945 Uruguay 34 (14)
Managerial career
1973–1974 Uruguay
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy and  Uruguay
Central European International Cup
Gold medal – first place 1933-35 Central European International Cup
South American Championship
Silver medal – second place 1939 Peru
South American Championship
Silver medal – second place 1941 Chile
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1942 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Porta (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈpɔrta]; 7 June 1913 – 2 January 1984) was a UruguayanItalian 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[edit]

International[edit]

Italy

Uruguay

References[edit]

  1. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (6 March 2012). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Porta, Roberta" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

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