Atilio Genaro Ancheta Weigel (born 19 July 1948) is a former footballer from

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

, who played for the

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at the

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. He was a defender and spent most of his career with Grêmio Football Porto-Alegrense, appearing in 164

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

matches. In 1973, he received the

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ian

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award. Ancheta made 20 appearances for the

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from 1969 to 1971. In 2022, Ancheta was a contestant at the Brazilian talent show '' The Voice +''.

Clubs

*1965 - 1971 :

Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...

() *1971 - 1979 : Grêmio Football Porto-Alegrense () *1980 - 1981 :

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() *1982 - 1983 :

()

Titles

* Uruguayan league: 1969, 1970 and 1971 with

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: 1971 with

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

" (Rio Grande do Sul State Championship): 1977 and 1979 with Grêmio

References

1948 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Club Nacional de Football players Millonarios F.C. players Association football defenders Uruguayan Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Categoría Primera A players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Uruguay international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Colombia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Uruguayan people of German descent {{uruguay-footy-defender-stub