Wáshington Ortuño (13 May 1928 – 15 September 1973)
[AA.VV., La Enciclopedia de "El País", Montevideo, El País, 2011, ad vocem.] was a former
Uruguay
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an
footballer
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, who played for
CA Peñarol
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.
For the
Uruguay national football team
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, he was part of the
1950 FIFA World Cup
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winning team, but did not play in any matches in the tournament.
References
World Cup Champions Squads 1930 - 2002A primeira grande zebra do Mundial
1928 births
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguay men's international footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Peñarol players
1973 deaths
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Men's association football midfielders