Waldemar Victorino (born 22 May 1952, in

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) is a

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an former

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who played as a

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; he played football in 6 countries:

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and

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. Victorino is famous for scoring the winning goal to capture three major titles between 1980-1981. The first was scoring vs.

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to win the 1980

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. The second was scoring vs. Brazil to win the

1980 World Champions' Gold Cup The 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup (Spanish for ''"Copa de Oro de Campeones Mundiales"''), also known as Mundialito (''"Little World Cup"''), was a friendly international football tournament organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and supp ...

. Finally, he scored vs.

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to win the 1980 Intercontinental Cup.

Career statistics

International

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Honours

Club

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: 1980 **

: 1980 ** Intercontinental Cup: 1980

International

** Mundialito: 1980

References

External links

BDFA profile
1952 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1979 Copa América players C.A. Cerro players C.A. Progreso players Sport Boys footballers Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Club Nacional de Football players Deportivo Cali footballers Cagliari Calcio players Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Copa Libertadores-winning players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Expatriate footballers in Peru Expatriate footballers in Venezuela Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela players Men's association football forwards {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1950s-stub