Domingo Tejera
Uruguayan footballer (1899-1969)
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Domingo Tejera (July 9, 1899 – July 18, 1969)[1] was a football player from Uruguay. He was born in Montevideo.[2] He was part of the Uruguay team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[3] and the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay.
Full name
Domingo Tejera
Date of birth
July 9, 1899
Place of birth
Uruguay
Date of death
July 18, 1969 (aged 70)
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| Full name | Domingo Tejera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | July 18, 1969 (aged 70) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 200+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922–1932 | Uruguay | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tejera played club football for Montevideo Wanderers. He made over 200 appearances and won the Uruguayan league twice with Montevideo Wanderers.[4] Tejera made 17 appearances for the national team from 1922 to 1932. He won the 1920 South American Championship prior to making his international debut, a tournament in which he was part of the squad but did not feature in any matches.[5]
