| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-02-04)4 February 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 2014(2014-07-14) (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional de Nueva Helvecia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1962 | Nacional | ||
| 1963 | Huracán | 24 | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Cerro | ||
| 1967–1968 | Alemannia Aachen | 24 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Bonner SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959–1966 | Uruguay | 28 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1976–1977 | Laguna | ||
| 1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportivo Irapuato | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera (4 February 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Uruguayan professionalfootballer who played as adefender.
Born inNueva Helvecia,[2] Troche began playing football with local side Nacional de Nueva Helvecia as a central defender. Later, he would play forClub Nacional de Football andC.A. Cerro.[3]
Troche moved abroad to play forClub Atlético Huracán in 1963[4] and again for one season in theBundesliga forAlemannia Aachen in 1967.
Troche played 28 times for theUruguay national team between 1959 and 1966,[5] and featured at the1962 World Cup in Chile and at the1966 World Cup in England.[6] Troche became noted when he, during the quarter-final match against West Germany, got into a brawl withUwe Seeler and boxed him on the ear.[citation needed] Uruguay lost the match 4–0.
After he retired from playing, Troche became a manager leadingMexican Primera División sidesC.D. Guadalajara andClub de Fútbol Laguna.[2]
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