Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera (4 February 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Uruguayan professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Nueva Helvecia Nueva Helvecia is a city in Colonia Department of Uruguay. Nueva Helvecia (Spanish for "New Helvetia"; formerly known as Colonia Suiza) is west of Montevideo, the capital and largest city of Uruguay. It is a few kilometres from the coast where th ...

, Troche began playing football with local side Nacional de Nueva Helvecia as a central defender. Later, he would play for

Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...

and

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. Troche moved abroad to play for

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in 1963 and again for one season in the

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for

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in 1967. Troche played 28 times for the Uruguay national team between 1959 and 1966, and featured at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and at the 1966 World Cup in England. Troche became noted when he, during the quarter final match against West Germany, got into a brawl with

Uwe Seeler Uwe Seeler (; 5 November 1936 – 21 July 2022) was a German footballer and football official. As a striker, he was a prolific scorer for Hamburger SV and also made 72 appearances for the West Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of ...

and boxed him on the ear. Uruguay lost the match 4–0. After he retired from playing, Troche became a manager leading

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sides

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and

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