Wálter Daniel Mantegazza González (17 June 1952 – 20 June 2006) was a professional
footballer
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who was part of the
Uruguayan Squad at the
World Cup in Germany in 1974. He played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in
Montevideo, Mantegazza began playing football with local club
Nacional. He also played for Mexican sides
Club León
Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football.
León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title ...
and
Tigres de la UANL
Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Foun ...
, helping Tigres win their first
Mexican Primera División title in 1977–78.
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1952 births
2006 deaths
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Uruguay international footballers
1974 FIFA World Cup players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Liga MX players
Club Nacional de Football players
Club León footballers
Tigres UANL footballers
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Association football midfielders
Uruguayan people of Italian descent
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