Waldemar Victorino

Waldemar Victorino Barreto (22 May 1952 – 29 August 2023) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He played football in six countries: Uruguay, Colombia, Italy, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru. Victorino is famous for scoring the winning goal to capture three major titles between 1980 and 1981. The first was scoring against Sport Club Internacional to win the 1980 Copa Libertadores with Nacional. The second was scoring for the Uruguay national team against Brazil to win the 1980 World Champions' Gold Cup. Finally, he scored against Nottingham Forest to win the 1980 Intercontinental Cup with Nacional.

Victorino committed suicide on 29 August 2023, at the age of 71.

Career statistics

Honours

Nacional

Primera División Uruguaya: 1980

Copa Libertadores: 1980

Intercontinental Cup: 1980

Uruguay

Mundialito: 1980

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1952 births

2023 deaths

2023 suicides

Footballers from Montevideo

Uruguayan men's footballers

Uruguay men's international footballers

1979 Copa América players

C.A. Cerro players

C.A. Progreso players

Sport Boys footballers

Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players

Club Nacional de Football players

Deportivo Cali footballers

Cagliari Calcio players

Newell's Old Boys footballers

Club Atlético Colón footballers

Copa Libertadores-winning players

Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina

Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia

Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador

Expatriate men's footballers in Peru

Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela

Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers

Uruguayan Primera División players

Serie A players

Argentine Primera División players

Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia

C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela players

Men's association football forwards

Suicides in Uruguay