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Lorenzo Fernández

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Lorenzo Fernández
Lorenzo Fernández in 1928
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-05-20)May 20, 1900
Place of birth Redondela,[1] Spain
Date of death November 16, 1973(1973-11-16) (aged 73)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Halfback (center-half)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915–1917 C.A. Capurro 42 (7)
1917–1919 River Plate F.C. 59 (1)
1919–1922 C.A. Capurro 91 (12)
1922–1924 Atlético Wanderers 55 (8)
1924–1928 C.A. Capurro 62 (10)
1928–1935 Peñarol 543 (31)
1935–1936 River Plate 28 (3)
1938–1939 Defensor 25 (4)
Total 905 (63)
International career
1925–1935 Uruguay 31 (4)
Managerial career
1941–1942 Peñarol
1950 Liverpool
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team
FIFA World Cup
Winner1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner1926 Chile
Winner1935 Peru
Runner-up1927 Peru
Third place1929 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lorenzo Fernández (May 20, 1900 – November 16, 1973), nicknamed El Gallego (The Galician), was a Spanish-born Uruguayan footballer. He was capped 31 times for Uruguay, and played for them at four South American Championships, the 1928 Summer Olympics,[2] and the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

Atlético Wanderers
Peñarol

International

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Uruguay

Individual

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  • IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)[3]

References

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  1. "Lorenzo Fdez. Un redondelano en Uruguay" [Lorenzo Fdez. A redondelan in Uruguay] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. June 8, 2006.
  2. "Lorenzo Fernández". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

Other websites

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