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Lorenzo Fernández
Midfielder, Football player
1900 – 1973
Who was Lorenzo Fernández?
Lorenzo Fernández, nicknamed El Gallego, 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, and the 1926 and 1935 Copa Americas. A center-half in the 2–3–5 footballing system, he once replaced Jose Pedro Cea as an inside-left forward against Peru for the 1929 South American Championship and scored a hat trick.
In 1941 and 1942, he coached Peñarol.
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- Born
- May 20, 1900
Montevideo - Also known as
- Lorenzo Fernandez
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Lived in
- Redondela
- Died
- Nov 16, 1973
Montevideo
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on July 23, 2013
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