Roque Avallay

Roque Avallay

Personal information
Full name	Roque Alberto Avallay
Date of birth	(1945-12-14) December 14, 1945
Place of birth	San Rafael, Argentina
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1964	Deportivo Maipú
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1966	Independiente	20	(5)
1966–1969	Newell's Old Boys	145	(51)
1970–1976	Huracán	217 (total)	(70)
1976	Atlanta	36	(6)
1977	Chacarita Juniors	44	(22)
1977–1979	Racing Club	60	(30)
1979–1980	Huracán	(see above)
International career
1968–1974	Argentina	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2007

Roque Avallay (born 14 December 1945 in San Rafael, Mendoza) is a former Argentine football striker. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football team.

Avallay started his career with Deportivo Maipú in 1964, it was not long before he was signed by Independiente of the Primera División Argentina. In his first year with the club they won the Copa Libertadores 1965.

In 1966 Avallay moved to Rosario to play for Newell's Old Boys, it was in 1968 that he received his first call-up to play for the Argentina national team.

In 1970 Avallay joined Huracán of Buenos Aires. He was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1973 championship.

In later years Avallay played for Atlanta, Chacarita Juniors and Racing Club before returning to Huracán in 1979.

Avallay retired from playing at the end of 1980 with a total of 184 goals in 522 games in the Argentine Primera, leaving him in 14th place on the all-time list of top scorers. He has since gone into coaching and youth development work and has worked with the Huracán youth team.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1965	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
Metropolitano 1973	Huracán	Primera División Argentina