Lorenzo Fernández

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.

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
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
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team
FIFA World Cup
Winner1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner1926 Chile
Winner1935 Peru
Runner-up1927 Peru
Third place1929 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

International

Individual
  • IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)[3]

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.
  3. "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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