Former Uruguayan striker Waldemar Victorinowinner with his team and scorer of the 1980 World Champions Gold Cup, died this Tuesday in Montevideo at the age of 71. In a publication through their social networks, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) regrets the death of Victorino, which, according to local media, was announced by the Spanish Association medical society.
“We are deeply saddened and shocked by the death of former Uruguayan National Team player, Gloria Celeste, Waldemar Victorino. Our condolences to his family and friends. RIP,” the AUF transmitted.
Born in Montevideo in May 1952, Victorino made his debut in 1969 at Cerro in his country and played until 1989 in various teams in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.
Also, he has two citations for Nacional, a club where he played 113 games and where he scored 58 goals. There he won the Uruguayan Championship, a Copa Libertadores and an Intercontinental Cup, scoring the goals that gave the Tricolor the titles against Brazilian Internacional and against English Nottingham Forest in 1980.
That same year, Victorino was again called by 1950 world champion Roque Gastón Maspoli to defend Celeste in the World Champions Gold Cup, which was played in Montevideo and was also played by Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy and other countries. . In the said tournament, the number 9 scored a goal in each of the three games played by the South American team and was the top scorer in a tournament won by Uruguay.
Throughout his career, Victorino played 33 games for La Celeste between 1976 and 1981 where he scored 15 goals in 2,679 minutes on the field.
Source: La Verdad
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