Roberto Porta (; 7 June 1913 – 2 January 1984) was a
Uruguay
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an–
Italian footballer
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who played as a
forward.
During his club career he played for
Nacional (Uruguay),
Inter (Italy) and
Independiente (Argentina). He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan team i ...
from 1937 to 1945, and also played 1 match for the
Italy national football team
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in 1935,
thereby being part of the squad that won the
1933–35 Central European International Cup.
He was the Uruguay national team's coach at the
1974 FIFA World Cup
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.
Honours
International
;
Italy
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Central European International Cup
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1933-35
Uruguay
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South American Championship:
1942
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South American Championship: Runner-up
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
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January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidden to ...
,
1941
Events
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January
* January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar E ...
References
External links
Profile (in Spanish)
1913 births
1984 deaths
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguay international footballers
Uruguayan football managers
Uruguayan people of Italian descent
Italian footballers
Italy international footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Club Nacional de Football players
Inter Milan players
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Argentina
1974 FIFA World Cup managers
Dual internationalists (football)
Uruguay national football team managers
Copa América-winning players
Association football forwards
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