Alberto Viller Bica Alonso (11 February 1958 – 22 August 2021) was a Uruguayan

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. He played in nine matches for the Uruguay national team from 1979 to 1981. He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the

1979 Copa América The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye ...

tournament. Bica died on 22 August 2021, aged 63, after living with

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for 16 years.

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* 1958 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football wingers Club Nacional de Football players Copa Libertadores–winning players Uruguay men's international footballers Deaths from cancer in Uruguay 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub