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Alberto Martínez (footballer, Born 1950)
Alberto Ariel Martínez Piriz (30 July 1950 – 1 December 2009) was an Uruguayan professional association football, footballer who played in Austria for FK Austria Wien, Austria Vienna. Club career Martínez, who played as a midfielder, participated in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final for Austria Vienna. Martínez died on 1 December 2009 of heart failure, at the age of 59. Personal life Martínez held Austrian citizenship. His son is the footballer Sebastián Martínez (footballer, born 1977), Sebastián Martínez who obtained two international caps for Austria national football team, Austria. References External links * austria-archiv.at 1950 births 2009 deaths People from Rocha, Uruguay Uruguayan footballers Association football midfielders Peñarol players FK Austria Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players UD Las Palmas players La Liga players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Austria Uruguayan expatriate spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocha, Uruguay
Rocha () is the capital city of the Rocha Department in Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on the intersection of Route 9 (Uruguay), Route 9 with Route 15, about northeast of San Carlos, Uruguay, San Carlos of Maldonado Department. The stream Arroyo Rocha flows along the west limits of the city. History It was founded in 1793 and had acquired the status of "Villa" (town) before the Independence of Uruguay. On 7 July 1880 it was made capital of the Department of Rocha by the Act of Ley Nº 1.474, while its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 10 January 1894 by the Act of Ley Nº 2.252. In literature Rocha department features in Carlos Maria Dominguez's 2004 novel Casa de Papel (trs English, 2005, The house of paper). The narrator visits the ruins of a house of books ergo, 'house of paper' which had been built and then destroyed by an obsessive book collector on the sand spit separating Rocha lagoon from the ocean. Population In 2011 Rocha had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |