Walter Ormeño

Peruvian footballer (1926–2020)

Walter Ormeño
Personal information
Ormeño in 1956
Full name	José Francisco Walter Ormeño Arango^[1]
Date of birth	(1926-12-03)3 December 1926
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	4 January 2020(2020-01-04) (aged 93)
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1949	Universitario
1950–1951	Huracán de Medellín
1951–1952	Mariscal Sucre
1952–1955	Boca Juniors	10	(0)
1956	Rosario Central	30	(0)
1957–1958	Alianza Lima
1959–1961	América
1962–1963	Atlante
Total		40+	(0+)
International career
1949–1957	Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Francisco Walter Ormeño Arango (3 December 1926 – 4 January 2020) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Born in Lima,^[2] Ormeño played for Universitario de Deportes, Huracán de Medellín, Mariscal Sucre, Boca Juniors, Rosario Central, Alianza Lima, América and Atlante.^[1]

He also played for the Peruvian national team between 1949 and 1957,^[1] including playing at the 1949 South American Championship.^[3]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, he managed a number of clubs in Mexico.^[3] He also went on to manage noted Indian club Dempo in 1994, coached the team in the inaugural edition of the National Football League.^[4]^[5]

Death

He died on 4 January 2020, aged 93.^[3]

Personal life

Ormeño is the grandfather of Mexican-born Peru international footballer Santiago Ormeño.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Walter Ormeño". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ El 'Gigante de Ébano' mediotiempo.com
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fallece Walter Ormeño, exfutbolista y director técnico de equipos mexicanos". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Dempo Sports Club » List of Coaches". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Mergulhao, Marcus (29 September 2008). "The League of foreign coaches". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Margao: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "Santiago Ormeño: En la prelista de Perú para la Copa América 2021". Record.com.mx. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.