Walter Corbo

Wálter Corbo

Personal information
Full name	Wálter Luis Corbo Burmia
Date of birth	(1949-05-02) 2 May 1949
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968	CA Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1976	CA Peñarol	121	(-)
1977–1978	Grêmio FBPA	47	(-)
1979–1980	San Lorenzo de Almagro	49	(-)
International career‡
1969–1977	Uruguay	26
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 May 2009

Wálter Luis Corbo Burmia, known as "Corbo", (born May 2, 1949, in Montevideo) is a former professional footballer. He spent many years with Peñarol and the Uruguay national football team. The curriculum, Corbo also won the title of the Teresa Herrera Cup in 1974 for Peñarol and a second time in 1975.

Uruguayan goalkeeper who defended the biennium Grêmio FBPA 77 and 78, lives in his beloved Montevideo, Uruguay, where he works as an entrepreneur in the auto sector. Here in Brazil is still remembered by the fans for being tricolor one of the Champions of Gaúchão of 1977, breaking an eight-year hegemony of Internacional. For the Campeonato Brasileiro, the former goalkeeper appeared in 47 matches, with 25 wins, 15 draws and seven defeats. In 1979-1980, Corbo played in San Lorenzo de Almagro, of Argentina.

Corbo made 11 appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1971 to 1977.

Honours - International competitions

1. CA Peñarol

• Costa del Sol Cup, Spain: 1975
• Costa del Sol Tournament: 1974, 1975
  • "Teresa Herrera Cup": 1974, 1975
• "Mohamed V Cup": 1974
• Transportes Aéreos Portugueses Cup: 1974
• Confraternidad Deportiva Cup: 1973
  • Atlántico Sur Cup: 1972, 1973

Honours - Estadual competitions

1. Grêmio FBPA

• Champions of Gaúchão: 1977
• Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1977

Honours - National competitions

1. CA Peñarol

• • Liguilla: 1974, 1975
    • Uruguayan League: 1973, 1974, 1975