Walter Behrends

Walter Carlos Behrends Donovara[1] was an Argentine naturalized Chilean football goalkeeper.

Walter Behrends
Personal information
Full name Walter Carlos Behrends Donovara
Date of birth (1929-09-24)24 September 1929
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Date of death 21 January 2005(2005-01-21) (aged 75)
Place of death Talca, Chile
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gimnasia La Plata
1953–1960 Rangers 169 (0)
1961–1964 Universidad Católica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Behrends played for clubs of Argentina and Chile. In Argentina, he played for Gimnasia La Plata. In Chile, he played for Rangers[1] and Universidad Católica.[2] He was part of the 1961 Universidad Católica team that won the Primera División de Chile.[3]

He coincided with Arturo Rodenak in both Gimnasia La Plata and Rangers de Talca, with whom he had another several similarities such as his height, his hometown, among others.[1]

Personal life

Behrends naturalized Chilean by residence in 1958.[1]

He died on 21 January 2005.[4]

Titles

Season Team Title
1961Universidad CatólicaPrimera División de Chile

References

  1. Urrutia O'Nell, Luis (December 2013). "Los gigantes de Talca". El fútbol también se lee (PDF) (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Santiago, Chile: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes. p. 123-127. ISBN 978-956-352-058-3. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. Andreuzzi, Renato (30 June 2020). "Semifinales frente al Santos de Pelé, el debut de U. Católica en la Libertadores". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. Esta UC entró en la historia (in Spanish)
  4. @Cruzados (21 January 2022). "Hoy recordamos a Walter Behrends, exportero de La Franja quien falleció un día como hoy en el año 2005" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023 via Twitter.


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