Walter Corbo
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Wálter Luis Corbo Burmia, known as "Corbo", (born May 2, 1949, in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

) is a former professional footballer. He spent many years with Peñarol and the Uruguay national football team
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

. The curriculum, Corbo also won the title of the Teresa Herrera Cup
Teresa Herrera Trophy
The Teresa Herrera Trophy is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor.Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain - behind the Trofeo Playa y Sol and the Copa San Pedro - and is considered one of...

 in 1974 for Peñarol and a second time in 1975.

Uruguayan goalkeeper who defended the biennium Grêmio FBPA
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

 77 and 78, lives in his beloved Montevideo, Uruguay, where he works as an entrepreneur in the auto sector. Here in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 is still remembered by the fans
Fan (person)
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 for being tricolor one of the Champions of Gaúchão
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...

 of 1977, breaking an eight-year hegemony of Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

. For the Campeonato Brasileiro
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

, the former goalkeeper appeared in 47 matches, with 25 wins, 15 draws and seven defeats.
In 1979-1980, Corbo played in San Lorenzo de Almagro, of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

.

Corbo made 11 appearances for the Uruguay national football team
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

 from 1971 to 1977.

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
    Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
    Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

    • Champions of Gaúchão
      Campeonato Gaúcho
      The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...

      : 1977
    • Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1977

Honours - National competitions

  1. CA Peñarol
      • Liguilla: 1974, 1975
        • Uruguayan League
          Primera División Uruguaya
          The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...

          : 1973, 1974, 1975
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