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

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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

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Behrends naturalized Chilean by residence in 1958.[1]

He died on 21 January 2005.[4]

Titles

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Season Team Title
1961 Universidad Católica Primera División de Chile

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. pp. 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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