Name: Waldemar Victorino Barreto

Nickname: "Vitorio", "El Piscador"



Country: Uruguay
Club: Nacional
Shirt Number: 9
Position: ★CF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 27-29 years (22/05/1952 ✝ 29/08/2023)

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 77 kg

Attack: 88
Defence: 30
Balance: 81
Stamina: 78
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 83
Response: 91
Agility: 80
Dribble Accuracy: 78
Dribble Speed: 76
Short Pass Accuracy: 71
Short Pass Speed: 73
Long Pass Accuracy: 69
Long Pass Speed: 72
Shot Accuracy: 86
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 90
Free Kick Accuracy: 61
Swerve: 66
Header: 88
Jump: 83
Technique: 79
Aggression: 91
Mentality: 82
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 70

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard

CARDS:
P19 - Fox In The Box
S01 - Marauding

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Reaction - Scoring - Centre

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded

INFO:
Waldemar Victorino was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a center-forward. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay (22/05/1952), he came up through the ranks of C.A. Cerro, making his debut at 17 years old. He also played for other Uruguayan teams like Progreso and River Plate, and in 1979, he joined Nacional de Montevideo, where he gained fame. With the 'Bolso,' he won the Copa Libertadores against SC Internacional, drawing 0-0 away and winning 1-0 at the Centenario Stadium, with a goal from him. Later next year, in January 1981, Uruguay won the World Champions' Gold Cup, organized by FIFA to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first World Cup. On that occasion, the forward became the tournament's top scorer with three goals, against Italy and Netherlands, in the Group Stages, and against Brazil in the final. Just one month after that, he also won the Intercontinental Cup by defeating Nottingham Forest 1-0 in Tokyo, again with a goal from him. With Nacional, he also won a Uruguayan First Division title, finishing as the top scorer, and that year he was awarded the third-best footballer in South America, behind Diego Maradona and Zico. His post-Nacional career continued at Deportivo Cali, Cagliari (his only experience in Europe), Newell's Old Boys, Audaz Octubrino, Liga de Portoviejo (where he would be the top scorer of the Ecuadorian Liga Pro), América de Quito, Sport Boys, and he finally retired in 1989 at Defensores de Lima in Peru, after winning the Plácido Galindo Tournament. He was capped 33 times for the Uruguay national team, scoring 15 goals.

Nicknamed "El Piscador" (The Fisherman) due to his prominent fox-in-the-box style, one of his deadliest weapons was his powerful header, along with his outstanding positioning and great reaction ability. While Victorino had limited involvement in the game, he simply waited for opportunities to arise but had no problem taking a shot even with one or more opposing defenders on him. Waldemar sadly passed away on August 29, 2023, after taking his own life with a firearm at his home in Montevideo.