Roberto Porta

Roberto Porta

Porta with Nacional
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Porta
Date of birth	(1913-06-07)7 June 1913
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death	2 January 1984(1984-01-02) (aged 70)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1931	Nacional	3	(1)
1931–1934	Independiente	96	(19)
1934–1936	Internazionale	53	(12)
1936–1946	Nacional	307	(133)
Total		459	(165)
International career
1935	Italy	1	(0)
1937–1945	Uruguay	34	(14)
Managerial career
1973–1974	Uruguay
Medal record Men's football Representing Italy and Uruguay Central European International Cup 1933-35 Central European International Cup South American Championship 1939 Peru South American Championship 1941 Chile South American Championship 1942 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Porta (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈpɔrta]; 7 June 1913 – 2 January 1984) was a Uruguayan–Italian footballer who played as a forward.

During his club career he played for Nacional (Uruguay), Inter (Italy) and Independiente (Argentina). He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team from 1937 to 1945, and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935, thereby being part of the squad that won the 1933–35 Central European International Cup.

He was the Uruguay national team's coach at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

International

Italy

• Central European International Cup: 1933-35

Uruguay

• South American Championship: 1942
• South American Championship: Runner-up 1939, 1941

External links

• Profile (in Spanish)