Adolfo Zumelzú Explained

Adolfo Zumelzú
Fullname:Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú
Birth Date:5 January 1902
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:Half-back
Youthclubs1:San Isidro
Years2:1925
Years3:1930
Years4:1931
Clubs1:San Isidro
Clubs2:Racing Club
Clubs3:Estudiantil Porteño
Clubs4:Tigre
Clubs5:Sportivo Palermo
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1927–1930
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:4

Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú (5 January 1902 – 29 March 1973) was a football player from Argentina.

Club career

He played club football for Tigre and Sportivo Palermo.

International career

South American Championship

Zumelzú represented the Argentina at the South American Championship 1927[1] and the South American Championship 1929[2] both won by Argentina.

1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

He was part of the team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3] Argentina lost the final against Uruguay.[4]

1930 FIFA World Cup

Zumelzú also participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup,[5] where Argentina finished second behind Uruguay. He scored two goals in the tournament.

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
align=center 1. 3 November 1929 align=center 2–0 3–0 1929 South American Championship
align=center 2. align=center 3–0
align=center 3. 19 July 1930 align=center 2–0 6–3 1930 FIFA World Cup
align=center 4. align=center 5–1

Honours

Racing
Argentina

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/27safull.html RSSSF South American Championships 1927
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/29safull.html RSSSF South American Championship 1929
  3. Web site: Adolfo Zumelzú . Olympedia . 11 September 2021.
  4. Football at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/FTB/mens-football.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 June 2016.
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/30full.html RSSSF 1930 World Cup