Walter Antonio Gassire Osorio (21 August 1946 – 19 March 2023) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won the Mexican Primera División with Deportivo Toluca.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Antonio Gassire Osorio | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 19 March 2023 (aged 76) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1963 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1965 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 1965–1972 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 1974–1980 | Toluca | ||
| 1980–1981 | Atletas Campesinos | 15 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Atlético Español | 5 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Tampico Madero | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Florida, Gassire began playing football with the youth teams of C.A. Peñarol. He made his professional debut with Montevideo Wanderers in 1963, and two years later he moved to Defensor Sporting for six seasons.[1]
In 1974, Gassire moved to Mexico where he spent six seasons with Deportivo Toluca, winning the league in 1974–75.[2] He developed brain cancer while playing with Toluca in 1980. He recovered and joined Atletas Campesinos but had an injured Achilles tendon and left after six months. He next had a brief stint at Atlético Español and then finished his career at Tampico Madero in 1983.[1]
After he retired from playing, Gassire became a football coach. He was an assistant manager with Toluca in 1986 and again with former teammate, Héctor Hugo Eugui, in 2011.[3]
Gassire died on 19 March 2023, at the age of 76.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Ballesteros, Enrique (3 June 2004). "Minuto 91 (Walter Gassire)" [91st Minute (Walter Gassire)] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
- ^ González, Juan Pablo (12 February 2011). "Los 10 mejores jugadores en la historia del Toluca" [The top 10 players in the history of Toluca] (in Spanish). El Universal Estado de México. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "Venimos a ganar" [We came to win] (in Spanish). DeportivoToluca.com. 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Toluca anuncia muerte del ex portero Walter Gassire". ESPN Deportes. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
External links
edit- Walter Gassire – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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