| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Bertocchi Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-08-05)5 August 1946 (age 79) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo,Uruguay | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | Peñarol | ||
| 1968–1970 | L.D.U. Quito | 33 | (32) |
| 1970 | Peñarol | ||
| 1970–1971 | Liverpool MVD | ||
| 1974–1977 | Monterrey | ||
| 1977–1981 | Tampico | 89 | (26) |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Uruguay | 10 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| 1996 | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco "El Tano" Bertocchi Fernández (born 5 August 1946)[1] is aUruguayan retiredfootballer who played as amidfielder for several clubs in Latin America, includingPeñarol,[2]Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito,Liverpool de Montevideo andClub de Futbol Monterrey.
Bertocchi received 10 caps for theUruguay national football team, scoring once.[3]
His beginnings were atPeñarol, and later he moved to Ecuador to play for Liga de Quito.[4]
Bertocci was the top scorer in theEcuadorian League in 1969 withL.D.U. Quito, the following year he was jointtop scorer in theCopa Libertadores with ArgentineOscar Más.[5]
After his time in Ecuadorian football, he returned to his country and played in a second spell with Peñarol. Then, in the 1973-74 season, he joined Monterrey from the Uruguayan Liverpool, transferred by Peñarol for $32,000. Francisco excelled in an offensive team in Mexico, but they couldn't win a league title. He made his debut in July 1973, and in his first season, he scored 18 goals. However, an injury in the 1975-76 season kept him out for a significant part of the tournament. In just over three years with Rayados, Bertocchi scored 37 goals in official matches and bid farewell to the Monterrey fans with an emotional lap of honor in December 1976.[4]
Bertocchi ended his career in Mexico, playing for Tampico Madero during the 1977-78 to 1980-81 seasons and scoring 26 goals.[4]
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