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, 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.

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

Horacio Troche

Troche played 28 times for the Uruguay national team between 1959 and 1966, and featured at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and at the 1966 World Cup in England. 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. Uruguay lost the match 4–0.

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

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1935 births

2014 deaths

People from Nueva Helvecia

Footballers from Colonia Department

Uruguayan men's footballers

Uruguay men's international footballers

1962 FIFA World Cup players

1966 FIFA World Cup players

Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers

Uruguayan Primera División players

Argentine Primera División players

Bundesliga players

Club Nacional de Football players

C.A. Cerro players

Alemannia Aachen players

Bonner SC players

Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Uruguayan football managers

C.D. Guadalajara managers

Copa América-winning players

Men's association football defenders