Lorenzo Fernández

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.

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
1918	River Plate F.C.
1919–1922	C.A. Capurro
1923	Atlético Wanderers
1924–1928	C.A. Capurro
1928–1935	Peñarol	543	(31)
International career
1925–1935	Uruguay	31	(4)
Managerial career
1941–1942	Peñarol
1950	Liverpool
Honours Men's football Representing  Uruguay Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team FIFA World Cup Winner 1930 Uruguay South American Championship Winner 1926 Chile Winner 1935 Peru Runner-up 1927 Peru 1929 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Club

• Uruguayan Primera División: 1928, 1929, 1932 & 1935.
• Federación Uruguaya: 1923
• "La Tribuna Popular" Trophy: 1932
• José Piendibene Cup: 1929
• Mirurgia Cup: 1928
• Ricardo Pittaluga Cup: 1928
• Copa Aldao: 1928

International

• Uruguay
  • South American Championship: 1926 Winner, 1935 Winner
  • FIFA World Cup: 1930 Winner
  • 1928 Summer Olympics: 1928 Gold Medal
  • Copa Newton: 1929 & 1930 Winner
  • Copa Lipton: 1927 & 1929 Winner

References

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 September 11, 2021.

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