Francisco "El Tano" Bertocchi Fernández (born 5 August 1946)[1] is a retired Uruguayan football midfielder who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Peñarol,[2] Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, Liverpool de Montevideo and Club de Futbol Monterrey.

Francisco Bertocchi
Personal information
Full name Francisco Bertocchi Fernández
Date of birth (1946-08-05) 5 August 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1968 Peñarol
1968–1970 L.D.U. Quito 33 (32)
1970 Peñarol
1970–1971 Liverpool MVD
1974–1977 Monterrey
1977–1981 Tampico 89 (26)
International career
1971–1973 Uruguay 10 (1)
Managerial career
1989–1990 L.D.U. Quito
1996 L.D.U. Quito
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Bertocchi received 10 caps for the Uruguay national football team, scoring once.[3]

His beginnings were at Peñarol, and later he moved to Ecuador to play for Liga de Quito.[4]

Bertocci was the top scorer in the Ecuadorian League in 1969 with L.D.U. Quito, the following year he was joint top scorer in the Copa Libertadores with Argentine Oscar Más.[5]

After his time in Ecuadorian football, he returned to his country and played in a second spell with Peñarol. Then, in the 1973-74 season, he joined Monterrey from the Uruguayan Liverpool, transferred by Peñarol for $32,000. Francisco excelled in an offensive team in Mexico, but they couldn't win a league title. He made his debut in July 1973, and in his first season, he scored 18 goals. However, an injury in the 1975-76 season kept him out for a significant part of the tournament. In just over three years with Rayados, Bertocchi scored 37 goals in official matches and bid farewell to the Monterrey fans with an emotional lap of honor in December 1976.[4]

Bertocchi ended his career in Mexico, playing for Tampico Madero during the 1977-78 to 1980-81 seasons and scoring 26 goals.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Francisco Bertocchi: 'La obligación de ganar genera presión'" [Francisco Bertocchi: 'The obligation creates pressure to win'] (in Spanish). La Hora. 10 October 2009.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Planteles Históricos Archived 2016-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Uruguay - Record International Players Archived June 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c OnceDiario. "El rey Vikingo". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Galería de los Inolvidables II: Francisco Bertocchi" [Gallery of the Glorious II: Francisco Bertocchi] (in Spanish). Zonarayada.com. 10 March 2009.
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