Roque Avallay

Roque Avallay
Personal information
Full nameRoque Alberto Avallay
Date of birthDecember 14, 1945
Place of birthSan Rafael, Argentina
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1964Deportivo Maipú
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965-1966Independiente20(5)
1966-1969Newell's Old Boys145(51)
1970-1976Huracán217 (total)(70)
1976Atlanta36(6)
1977Chacarita Juniors44(22)
1977-1979Racing Club60(30)
1979-1980Huracán(see above)
National team
1968-1974Argentina15(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).

Roque Avallay (born 14 December 1945 in San Rafael, Mendoza) is a former Argentine football striker. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football team.

Avallay started his career with Deportivo Maipú in 1964, it was not long before he was signed by Independiente of the Primera División Argentina. In his first year with the club they won the Copa Libertadores 1965.

In 1966 Avallay moved to Rosario to play for Newell's Old Boys, it was in 1968 that he received his first call-up to play for the Argentina national team.

In 1970 Avallay joined Huracán of Buenos Aires. He was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1973 championship.

In later years Avallay played for Atlanta, Chacarita Juniors and Racing Club before returning to Huracán in 1979.

Avallay retired from playing at the end of 1980 with a total of 184 goals in 522 games in the Argentine Primera, leaving him in 14th place on the all time list of top scorers.[1] He has since gone into coaching and youth development work and has worked with the Huracán youth team.

Titles

Season Team Title
1965Argentina Independiente Copa Libertadores
Metropolitano 1973Argentina Huracán Primera División Argentina

References