Personal information | |||
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Full name | Enrique Washington Olivera Castro | ||
Date of birth | June 25, 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Youth career | |||
Montevideo Wanderers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1978 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
1979 | Peñarol | ||
1980 | O'Higgins | ||
1980–1981 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | (4) |
1980–1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 15 | (12) |
1981–1983 | Cobreloa | ||
1983 | Nacional | ||
1984–1985 | Progreso | ||
1985 | Provincial Osorno | ||
1986–1987 | Racing Club | ||
1987–1990 | Toluca | ||
1990–1991 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
International career | |||
1976 | Uruguay U23 [1] | 5 | (3) |
1976–1979 | Uruguay [2] | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Enrique Washington Olivera Castro [a] (born June 25, 1954 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Washington Olivera, is a coach and former footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the United States and El Salvador, as well as the Uruguay national football team. He played as a forward.
He is the father of professional footballer Bryan Olivera [3] and the uncle of Mario Larramendi. [4]
He is well-known by his nickname, Trapo (Rag). [5] [6]
He made his home in Osorno, Chile. [5] [6]
His nephew, Enzo Olivera, is a sports journalist who wrote the biographical book El Trapo, la verdad de Washington Olivera (The Rag, the truth about Washington Olivera). [7]
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pero el destino lo llevó a debutar en primera división en Chile, donde tiene a su tío Washington "Trapo" Olivera, gloria del Cobreloa con pasado en Nacional y Peñarol.