Roque Avallay (born 14 December 1945 in

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) is a former

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striker. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and represented the

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. Avallay started his career with

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in 1964, it was not long before he was signed by Independiente of the Primera División Argentina. In his first year with the club they won the Copa Libertadores 1965. In 1966 Avallay moved to

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to play for

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, it was in 1968 that he received his first call-up to play for the Argentina national team. In 1970 Avallay joined

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. He was part of the team that won the Metropolitano 1973 championship. In later years Avallay played for

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and Racing Club before returning to Huracán in 1979. Avallay retired from playing at the end of 1980 with a total of 184 goals in 522 games in the Argentine Primera, leaving him in 14th place on the all-time list of top scorers.Futbol Argentino topscorers
He has since gone into coaching and youth development work and has worked with the Huracán youth team.

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1945 births Living people Footballers from Mendoza Province Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Independiente footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Argentine Primera División players Copa Libertadores–winning players 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1940s-stub