Abdón Porte
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Libertad, Durazno Department, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 1918 | ||
| Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910 | Colón | ||
| 1911 | Libertad | ||
| 1911–1918 | Nacional | 207 | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Abdón Porte (1893 - 5 March 1918) was an Uruguayan footballer. He played as defensive midfielder. Nicknamed El Indio he won many titles with his club Nacional, and also a Copa América with the Uruguay national team. He committed suicide on March 5, 1918, after shooting himself in the center of the field at Estadio Gran Parque Central, an incident still remembered by the sport community of Uruguay.
Porte arrived in Montevideo in 1908, where he played for Colón, then moving to defunct club Libertad. He was later transferred to Nacional, debuting on March 12, 1911, v. Dublin F.C. Porte played as a right back.
Playing for Nacional, Porte gained notability being also team's captain. He was defined as a fierce midfielder and good at stopping rival players and heading the ball. He played a total of 207 games for Nacional, winning 19 titles with the club.
Porte was cited by writers Xosé de Enríquez in his book Hacia el Campo van los Albos
"(Porte) was a typical defensive man of combative style: tenacious, centre-back of a brilliant period of Uruguayan football. Abdón Porte was notable, with well-known defensive and collaborative extraordinary virtues that will be remembered for a long time by older fans. He was a good guy, "friend of his friends"; gauchazo for doing good. Calm on the field although rivals kick him until he breaks.
Porte would play his last match v. Charley F.C. (Nacional won by 3-1) before committing suicide one day later.
Porte was a member of the Uruguay squad that won the 1917 South American Championship but did not play a game at the tournament.
Before starting the 1918 season, Nacional's committee decided to replace Porte by defender Alfredo Zibechi as starting player, sending Porte to the bench due to his poor performance during the last games played with the club. On March 4, Nacional played Charley F.C., winning by 3-1 with Porte playing the entire match at a good level. That night, executives and players met at the club headquarters for a celebration as it was usual by then. Porte left the club at 1:00 a.m. and took a tram to the Estadio Gran Parque Central, Nacional's venue.
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