Arturo_Fernández_Meyzán

Arturo Fernández (footballer)

Arturo Fernández (footballer)

Peruvian footballer (1906-1999)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Meyzán.

Arturo Fernández Meyzán (3 February 1906 – 27 November 1999) was a Peruvian football defender who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Universitario de Deportes, and for Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

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Career

Fernández played for Ciclista Lima and Universitario in his homeland. As a member of Universitario, he won two league titles.[3]

Abroad, he played for Chilean club Colo-Colo in 1940 and 1941, becoming the first Peruvian player in the club history.[4] He also represented them in friendly matches against the Argentine club Independiente in October 1940, alongside his compatriots César Socarraz, Pablo Pasache and his brother Teodoro.[5]

Personal life

He was the older brother of the professional footballers Teodoro, also a Peruvian international, and Eduardo Fernández.[6] They also were the uncles of the footballers José, Jorge and Carlos Fernández.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Archived March 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Arturo Fernández". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Arturo Fernández, referente y líder de la "U"". Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    "COLO COLO SIGUE REFORZANDOSE CON LA LLEGADA DE TRES JUGADORES". ANFP (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Cheque en falso: Lolo Fernández y un nuevo mito derrumbado". BI (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Eduardo 'Lolín' Fernández: El gran hermano" (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
  7. [7]
    Behr, Raúl (16 June 2012). "José Fernández: El linaje ante todo". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.


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