Lorenzo Fernández Explained

Lorenzo Fernández
Birth Date:20 May 1900
Birth Place:Redondela,[1] Spain
Death Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Position:Halfback (center-half)
Years1:1915–1917
Clubs1:C.A. Capurro
Years2:1918
Clubs2:River Plate F.C.
Years3:1919–1922
Clubs3:C.A. Capurro
Years4:1923
Clubs4:Atlético Wanderers
Years5:1924–1928
Clubs5:C.A. Capurro
Years6:1928–1935
Clubs6:Peñarol
Caps6:543
Goals6:31
Nationalyears1:1925–1935
Nationalteam1:Uruguay
Nationalcaps1:31
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:1941–1942
Managerclubs1:Peñarol
Manageryears2:1950
Managerclubs2:Liverpool

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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Notes and References

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