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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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1918 | River Plate F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1919–1922 | C.A. Capurro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1923 | Atlético Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924–1928 | C.A. Capurro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928–1935 | Peñarol | 543 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1925–1935 | Uruguay | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1941–1942 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1950 | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Uruguay squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title) | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1926 South American Championship winners (6th title) | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1927 South American Championship runners-up | ||
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Uruguay football squad – 1928 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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Uruguay squad – 1935 South American Championship winners (7th title) | ||
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Peñarol – managers | |
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