Enrique Washington Olivera Castro (born June 25, 1954 in

Montevideo, Uruguay Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern c ...

), known as Washington Olivera, is a coach and former footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the United States and El Salvador, as well as the

Uruguay national football team The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan team i ...

. He played as a forward.

Teams

Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...

1975-1978 *

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

1979 * O'Higgins 1980 *

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

1980-1981 *

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...

1981-1983 * Nacional 1983 * Progreso 1984-1985 *

Provincial Osorno Provincial Osorno is a association football, football club based in Osorno, Chile, Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the fourth tier of the Chilean football system, the Chilean Tercera División, Tercera División ...

1985 * Racing Club 1986-1987 *

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city f ...

1987–1990 *

Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. Boxing career In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Ha ...

1990-1991

Personal life

He is the father of professional footballer Bryan Olivera. He is well-known by his nickname, ''Trapo'' (Rag). He made his home in

Osorno, Chile Osorno (Mapuche: Chauracavi) is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census. It is located south of the national capital of Santiago, north o ...

. His nephew, Enzo Olivera, is a sports journalist who wrote the biographical book ''El Trapo, la verdad de Washington Olivera'' (The Rag, the truth about Washington Olivera).

Titles

1982 (Chilean Championship)

Honours

1983 (Top Scorer Chilean Championship)

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1954 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Peñarol players Club Nacional de Football players C.A. Progreso players Chilean Primera División players O'Higgins F.C. footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Primera B de Chile players Provincial Osorno footballers Argentine Primera División players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Liga MX players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Salvadoran Primera División players C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Men's association football forwards Uruguayan football managers Uruguayan expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Chile Provincial Osorno managers Primera B de Chile managers Naturalized citizens of Chile {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1950s-stub