Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide (12 October 1917 in
Montevideo
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– 22 February 2004 in Montevideo) was a
Uruguay
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an
football player and coach. He was the
goalkeeper
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for the
Uruguay national team that won the
1950 World Cup
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. He was also the head coach for the Uruguayan team that won the
1980 Mundialito
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.
Career
Born in
Montevideo
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, into a
Ticinese family originally from
Caslano
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History
The center of the village is buil ...
, Maspoli began playing in the youth ranks of
Club Nacional de Football
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The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...
. He would make his
Uruguayan Primera División
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debut with
Liverpool de Montevideo
Liverpool Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The team was first promoted to the Primera División in 1919 and plays its home games at Estadio Belvedere.
History
The club has its roots in the student team from the C ...
in 1939.
After one season with Liverpool, he joined
C.A. Peñarol
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. He would spend the rest of his playing career with Peñarol, winning six Primera titles with the club.
In the final match of the 1950 World Cup, known as the "
Maracanazo" due to Uruguay's surprising win at the
Maracanã stadium
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in Rio de Janeiro, in front of near 200,000 Brazilian fans, Máspoli allowed one goal as the visitors beat favorites
Brazil
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2–1.
Máspoli also coached Uruguayan club
Peñarol
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, with which he won five national championships, the
Copa Libertadores
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and the 1966
Intercontinental Cup, when the team beat
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
4–0 on aggregate. Later, he managed teams in Spain,
Peru
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and
Ecuador
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.
In the 1980s, Máspoli spent several years coaching the Uruguay national team. He took charge again in 1997, becoming the oldest ever manager of any national football team at the age of 80.
Roque Máspoli was hospitalized on 10 February 2004 with heart trouble. He died twelve days later at the age of 86.
His remains are buried at
Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo
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It is located in the ''barrio'' of Buceo, near the shores of the River Plate. Nearby is the British Cemetery.
Notable burials
* Rafael Barradas (1890–1 ...
.
Farewell to Máspoli
Honours
As a player
Club
Nacional
* Primera División: 1933
Events
January
* January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
* January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...
, 1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a max ...
, 1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidde ...
* Torneo de Honor: 1935, 1938, 1939
* Torneo Competencia: 1934
Peñarol
* Primera División: 1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in No ...
, 1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
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Januar ...
, 1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022.
* January 2 – ...
, 1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
, 1953, 1954
International
Uruguay
* FIFA World Cup
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: 1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
As a manager
Club
Peñarol
* Primera División: 1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, 1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
, 1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
, 1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
, 1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
* Intercontinental Cup: 1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...
* Copa Libertadores
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: 1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...
Defensor Lima
* Peruvian Primera División
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: 1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
Barcelona SC
* Serie A
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: 1987
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International
Uruguay
* 1980 Mundialito
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Gold medal: 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...
References
External links
Peñarol Football Club
(English site)
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1917 births
2004 deaths
Footballers from Montevideo
Association football goalkeepers
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguay international footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
1954 FIFA World Cup players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
Club Nacional de Football players
Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
Peñarol players
Uruguayan football managers
Peñarol managers
Elche CF managers
1979 Copa América managers
Uruguay national football team managers
Sporting Cristal managers
Barcelona S.C. managers
Club Olimpia managers
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in Peru
Expatriate football managers in Spain
Ecuador national football team managers
Burials at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo
Uruguayan people of Swiss-Italian descent
1975 Copa América managers
Uruguayan expatriates in Spain
Danubio F.C. managers
C.D. El Nacional managers
River Plate Montevideo managers