Walter Taibo

Wálter Taibo
Personal information
Full name Wálter Taibo Martínez
Date of birth (1931-03-07)7 March 1931
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death 10 January 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 89)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1959 Nacional (-)
1959–1960 Huracán 41 (-)
1961–1966 Wanderers (-)
1966–1967 Peñarol (-)
1968 Sud América (-)
National team
1955–1966 Uruguay 30 (-)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wálter Taibo Martínez (7 March 1931 – 10 January 2021) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper. He played for the national team from 1955 to 1966, making thirty appearances. He played with them in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for C.A. Peñarol and Huracán.

Taibo died on 10 January 2021, aged 89.[2]

References

  1. "1966 FIFA World Cup England". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. Murió Walter Taibo, una gloria de Nacional, Peñarol y de la selección uruguaya (in Spanish)