Enrique Washington Olivera Castro (born June 25, 1954 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Washington Olivera, is a coach and former footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the United States and El Salvador, as well as the Uruguay national football team. He played as a forward.

Teams

Personal life

He is the father of professional footballer Bryan Olivera[3] and the uncle of Mario Larramendi.[4]

He is well-known by his nickname, Trapo (Rag).[5][6]

He made his home in Osorno, Chile.[5][6]

His nephew, Enzo Olivera, is a sports journalist who wrote the biographical book El Trapo, la verdad de Washington Olivera (The Rag, the truth about Washington Olivera).[7]

Titles

Honours

  • Cobreloa 1983 (Top Scorer Chilean Championship)

References

  1. ^ Veroli, Pablo (2 September 2023). "Preolímpico 1976: Cuando las "reglas" y los "criterios" nos dejaron afuera de Montreal". Asociación de Historiadores e Investigadores del Fútbol Uruguayo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ Uruguay - Record International Players; RSSSF
  3. ^ "FURY FC ADD URUGUAYAN MIDFIELDER BRYAN OLIVERA ON LOAN FROM FLUMINENSE". OttawaFuryFC.com. April 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "La lucha de Larramendi tuvo final feliz". El Observador (in Spanish). 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2025. pero el destino lo llevó a debutar en primera división en Chile, donde tiene a su tío Washington "Trapo" Olivera, gloria del Cobreloa con pasado en Nacional y Peñarol.
  5. ^ a b Vera Valdés, Juan (29 November 2023). "Histórico ex jugador de Cobreloa: "No me alcanzaba ni para comprar la leña"". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b Mastandrea, José (15 November 2016). "Cuando la Celeste era un "Trapo"". El País (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Lanzan libro sobre la historia de Washington 'Trapo' Olivera". AS Chile (in Spanish). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2023.


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