In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Troche and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

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

  1. ^ "Troche, Horacio".
  2. ^ 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)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horacio_Troche
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