Roque Avallay (born 14 December 1945 in
San Rafael, Mendoza
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) is a former
Argentine football striker. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and represented the
Argentina national football team.
Avallay started his career with
Deportivo Maipú
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in 1964, it was not long before he was signed by
Independiente of the
Primera División Argentina
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. In his first year with the club they won the
Copa Libertadores 1965.
In 1966 Avallay moved to
Rosario to play for
Newell's Old Boys
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, it was in 1968 that he received his first call-up to play for the Argentina national team.
In 1970 Avallay joined
Huracán of
Buenos Aires
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. He was part of the team that won the
Metropolitano
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1973 championship.
In later years Avallay played for
Atlanta
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,
Chacarita Juniors
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and
Racing Club before returning to Huracán in 1979.
Avallay retired from playing at the end of 1980 with a total of 184 goals in 522 games in the Argentine Primera, leaving him in 14th place on the all-time list of top scorers.
Futbol Argentino topscorers
/ref> He has since gone into coaching and youth development work and has worked with the Huracán youth team.
Titles
References
1945 births
Living people
Footballers from Mendoza Province
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Newell's Old Boys footballers
Club Atlético Huracán footballers
Club Atlético Atlanta footballers
Chacarita Juniors footballers
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Argentine Primera División players
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