Roberto Figueroa (20 March 1904 – 24 January 1989) was a Uruguayan
footballer
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who played for the
Uruguay national team. He was a member of the squad which won the gold medal in
1928 Olympics.
Career
Born in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
, Figueroa played club football for
Montevideo Wanderers
Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...
, where he won two league titles while scoring 75 goals in 331 matches. He was inducted into the club's hall of fame in 2009.
Figueroa made nine appearances for the
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. T ...
from 1921 to 1933.
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1904 births
1989 deaths
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan footballers
Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Uruguay
Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay
Uruguay men's international footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
Club Nacional de Football players
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's association football midfielders
Rampla Juniors players
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