Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera(4 February 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Uruguayan professionalfootballerwho played as adefender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Nueva Helvecia,Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 2014(aged 79) | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional de Nueva Helvecia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1962 | Nacional | ||
| 1963 | Huracán | 24 | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Cerro | ||
| 1967–1968 | Alemannia Aachen | 24 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Bonner SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959–1966 | Uruguay | 28 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1976–1977 | Laguna | ||
| 1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportivo Irapuato | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn inNueva Helvecia,[2]Troche began playing football with local side Nacional de Nueva Helvecia as a central defender. Later, he would play forClub Nacional de FootballandC.A. Cerro.[3]
Troche moved abroad to play forClub Atlético Huracánin 1963[4]and again for one season in theBundesligaforAlemannia Aachenin 1967.
Troche played 28 times for theUruguay national teambetween 1959 and 1966,[5]and featured at the1962 World Cupin Chile and at the1966 World Cupin England.[6]Troche became noted when he, during the quarter-final match against West Germany, got into a brawl withUwe Seelerand boxed him on the ear.[citation needed]Uruguay lost the match 4–0.
After he retired from playing, Troche became a manager leadingMexican Primera DivisiónsidesC.D. GuadalajaraandClub de Fútbol Laguna.[2]
References
edit- ^"Troche, Horacio".
- ^abGarcía Cárdenas, Mariana (3 July 2010)."Horacio Troche, legado de éxito del futbol charrúa"[Horacio Troche, a legacy of success in Uruguayan football] (in Spanish). Cambio de Michoacan. Archived fromthe originalon 26 July 2014.
- ^"Entretelones del interior"[Behind the scenes] (in Spanish). Diario El Pais. 30 October 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2013.
- ^Hernández, Sergio; Storni, Luis Carlos (9 June 2008)."Uruguayan players in Argentina 1st level".RSSSF.
- ^Passo, Alpuin; Fernando, Luis (1 May 2009)."Uruguay - Record International Players".RSSSF.Retrieved21 July2009.
- ^Horacio Troche–FIFAcompetition record (archived)
External links
edit- Horacio Trocheat National-Football-Teams
- Horacio Trocheat BDFA(in Spanish)
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