Walter Behrends

Walter Behrends
Personal information
Full name	Walter Carlos Behrends Donovara
Date of birth	24 September 1929
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Date of death	21 January 2005 (aged 75)
Place of death	Talca, Chile
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Gimnasia La Plata
1953–1960	Rangers
1961–1964	Universidad Católica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 09, 2025

Walter Carlos Behrends Donovara^[1] was an Argentine naturalized Chilean football goalkeeper.

Career

Behrends played for clubs of Argentina and Chile. In Argentina, he played for Gimnasia La Plata between 1949 and 1952. In Chile, he played for Rangers ^[1] and Universidad Católica.^[2] He was part of the 1961 Universidad Católica team that won the Primera División de Chile.^[3]

He coincided with Arturo Rodenak in both Gimnasia La Plata and Rangers de Talca, with whom he had another several similarities such as his height, his hometown, among others.^[1]

Personal life

Behrends naturalized Chilean by residence in 1958.^[1]

He died on 21 January 2005.^[4]

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1961	Universidad Católica	Primera División de Chile

References

1 2 3 4 Urrutia O'Nell, Luis (December 2013). "Los gigantes de Talca". El fútbol también se lee (PDF) (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Santiago, Chile: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes. pp. 123–127. ISBN 978-956-352-058-3 . Retrieved 28 August 2023.
↑ Andreuzzi, Renato (30 June 2020). "Semifinales frente al Santos de Pelé, el debut de U. Católica en la Libertadores". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
↑ Esta UC entró en la historia (in Spanish)
↑ @Cruzados (21 January 2022). "Hoy recordamos a Walter Behrends, exportero de La Franja quien falleció un día como hoy en el año 2005" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023– via Twitter.

External links

Walter Behrends at WorldFootball.net
Walter Behrends at EverythingForFootball.com

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[urrutia-1] 1 2 3 4 Urrutia O'Nell, Luis (December 2013). "Los gigantes de Talca". El fútbol también se lee (PDF) (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Santiago, Chile: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes. pp. 123–127. ISBN 978-956-352-058-3 . Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[2] Andreuzzi, Renato (30 June 2020). "Semifinales frente al Santos de Pelé, el debut de U. Católica en la Libertadores". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[3] Esta UC entró en la historia (in Spanish)

[4] @Cruzados (21 January 2022). "Hoy recordamos a Walter Behrends, exportero de La Franja quien falleció un día como hoy en el año 2005" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023– via Twitter.

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