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Lorenzo Fernández

Lorenzo Fernández

Uruguayan footballer (1900-1973)

For the Uruguayan Roman Catholic priest and politician, see Lorenzo Antonio Fernández. For the Brazilian composer, see Oscar Lorenzo Fernández. For the baseball player, see Lorenzo Fernández (baseball).

Lorenzo Fernández (May 20, 1900 – November 16, 1973), nicknamed El Gallego (The Galician), was a Spanish-born Uruguayan footballer. During his career, he played for Capurro, River Plate, Montevideo Wanderers FC and C.A. Peñarol. Fernández also played 31 times and scored 4 goals for the Uruguay national football team, with which he won the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[2] and the 1926 and 1935 Copa Americas. A center-half in the 2–3–5 footballing system, he once replaced Pedro Cea as an inside-left forward against Peru during a match in 1929 South American Championship and went on to score a hat-trick.

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International

Individual

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

References

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