Horacio Troche

Horacio Troche
Personal information
Full name	Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera
Date of birth	4 February 1935
Place of birth	Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay
Date of death	14 July 2014 (aged 79)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Nacional de Nueva Helvecia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1962	Nacional
1963	Huracán
1964–1967	Cerro
1967–1968	Alemannia Aachen
1968–1969	Bonner SC
International career
1959–1966	Uruguay
Managerial career
1975–1976	Guadalajara
1976–1977	Laguna
1977–1978	Tampico Madero
1989–1990	Deportivo Irapuato
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera (4 February 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Nueva Helvecia,^[2] Troche began playing football with local side Nacional de Nueva Helvecia as a central defender. Later, he would play for Club Nacional de Football and C.A. Cerro.^[3]

Troche moved abroad to play for Club Atlético Huracán in 1963^[4] and again for one season in the Bundesliga for Alemannia Aachen in 1967.

Troche played 28 times for the Uruguay national team between 1959 and 1966,^[5] and featured at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and at the 1966 World Cup in England.^[6] Troche became noted when he, during the quarter-final match against West Germany, got into a brawl with Uwe Seeler and boxed him on the ear.^{[citation needed]} Uruguay lost the match 4–0.

After he retired from playing, Troche became a manager leading Mexican Primera División sides C.D. Guadalajara and Club de Fútbol Laguna.^[2]

References

^ "Troche, Horacio".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b García Cárdenas, Mariana (3 July 2010). "Horacio Troche, legado de éxito del futbol charrúa" [Horacio Troche, a legacy of success in Uruguayan football] (in Spanish). Cambio de Michoacan. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
^ "Entretelones del interior" [Behind the scenes] (in Spanish). Diario El Pais. 30 October 2004. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.
^ Hernández, Sergio; Storni, Luis Carlos (9 June 2008). "Uruguayan players in Argentina 1st level". RSSSF.
^ Passo, Alpuin; Fernando, Luis (1 May 2009). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
^ Horacio Troche – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

Horacio Troche at National-Football-Teams.com
Horacio Troche at BDFA (in Spanish)

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[1] "Troche, Horacio".

[CM-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b García Cárdenas, Mariana (3 July 2010). "Horacio Troche, legado de éxito del futbol charrúa" [Horacio Troche, a legacy of success in Uruguayan football] (in Spanish). Cambio de Michoacan. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.

[3] "Entretelones del interior" [Behind the scenes] (in Spanish). Diario El Pais. 30 October 2004. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.

[4] Hernández, Sergio; Storni, Luis Carlos (9 June 2008). "Uruguayan players in Argentina 1st level". RSSSF.

[5] Passo, Alpuin; Fernando, Luis (1 May 2009). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2009.

[6] Horacio Troche – FIFA competition record (archived)

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany