Walter Corbo

{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1949)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|Corbo|Burmia|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wálter Corbo

| image = Walter Corbo.jpg

| caption = Corbo in 1974

| fullname = Wálter Luis Corbo Burmia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|5|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = 1968 |youthclubs1 = CA Peñarol

| years1 = 1970–1976 |clubs1 = CA Peñarol |caps1 = 151

|goals1 = -

| years2 = 1977–1978 |clubs2 = Grêmio FBPA |caps2 = 47 |goals2 = -

| years3 = 1979–1980 |clubs3 = San Lorenzo de Almagro |caps3 = 49 |goals3 = -

| nationalyears1= 1969–1977

| nationalteam1= Uruguay

| nationalcaps1= 26 | nationalgoals1 =

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 25 August 2022

| ntupdate = 3 May 2009

}}

Walter Luis Corbo Burmia, known as "Corbo", (born 2 May 1949 in Montevideo) is a former professional footballer. He spent many years with Peñarol and the Uruguay national football team. Corbo also won the Teresa Herrera Cup in 1974 for Peñarol and a second time in 1975.{{Cite web|url=https://tardesdepacaembu.wordpress.com/tag/walter-luiz-corbo-burmia/|title = Walter Luiz Corbo Burmia}}

Born in Montevideo, Corbo began playing professional football with Racing Club de Montevideo before moving to local rivals Peñarol. He played for Grêmio FBPA from 1977 until 1978. Corbo helped Grêmio win the 1977 Campeonato Gaúcho, breaking an eight-year hegemony of Internacional.{{cite web|website=terceirotempo.uol.com.br|title=Corbo: Ex-goleiro do Grêmio e Peñarol|url=https://terceirotempo.uol.com.br/que-fim-levou/corbo-1998|language=pt}} In the Campeonato Brasileiro, the former goalkeeper appeared in 47 matches, with 25 wins, 15 draws and seven defeats.{{cite web|publisher=Globo Esporte|title=Futpedia: Corbo (Walter Corbo)|url=http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/corbo|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2010-02-17}}

In 1979-1980, Corbo played in San Lorenzo de Almagro, of Argentina, before returning to Uruguay to finish his career at River Plate.

Corbo made 11 appearances for the Uruguay national football team from 1971 to 1977.{{cite web|author=Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando|title=Uruguay - Record International Players|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html|date=2009-11-06}}

Corbo now lives in Montevideo, where he works as an entrepreneur in the auto sector.