Wálter Corbo
Corbo in 1974
Personal information
Full name Wálter Luis Corbo Burmia
Date of birth (1949-05-02) 2 May 1949
Place of birth Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968 CA Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1976 CA Peñarol 151 (-)
1977–1978 Grêmio FBPA 47 (-)
1979–1980 San Lorenzo de Almagro 49 (-)
International career‡
1969–1977 Uruguay 26
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 May 2009

Walter Luis Corbo Burmia, known as "Corbo", (born 2 May 1949 in Montevideo) is a former professional footballer. He spent many years with Peñarol and the Uruguay national football team. Corbo also won the Teresa Herrera Cup in 1974 for Peñarol and a second time in 1975.[1]

Born in Montevideo, Corbo began playing professional football with Racing Club de Montevideo before moving to local rivals Peñarol. He played for Grêmio FBPA from 1977 until 1978. Corbo helped Grêmio win the 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho, breaking an eight-year hegemony of Internacional.[2] In the Campeonato Brasileiro, the former goalkeeper appeared in 47 matches, with 25 wins, 15 draws and seven defeats.[3] In 1979-1980, Corbo played in San Lorenzo de Almagro, of Argentina, before returning to Uruguay to finish his career at River Plate.

Corbo made 11 appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1971 to 1977.[4]

Corbo now lives in Montevideo, where he works as an entrepreneur in the auto sector.

Honours - International competitions

  1. CA Peñarol
  • Costa del Sol Cup, Spain: 1975
  • Costa del Sol Tournament: 1974, 1975
    • "Teresa Herrera Cup": 1974, 1975
  • "Mohamed V Cup": 1974
  • Transportes Aéreos Portugueses Cup: 1974
  • Confraternidad Deportiva Cup: 1973
    • Atlántico Sur Cup: 1972, 1973

Honours - Estadual competitions

  1. Grêmio FBPA

Honours - National competitions

  1. CA Peñarol

References

  1. ↑ "Walter Luiz Corbo Burmia".
  2. ↑ "Corbo: Ex-goleiro do Grêmio e Peñarol". terceirotempo.uol.com.br (in Portuguese).
  3. ↑ "Futpedia: Corbo (Walter Corbo)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  4. ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (2009-11-06). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF.


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