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.

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

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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	Centre-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 1928 Amsterdam Team FIFA World Cup Winner 1930 Uruguay South American Championship Winner 1926 Chile Winner 1935 Peru Runner-up 1927 Peru 1929 Argentina
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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