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.