SOCCER PLAYER

Lorenzo Fernández

1900 - 1973

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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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorenzo Fernández is the 683rd most popular soccer player (up from 687th in 2019), the 633rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 705th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lorenzo Fernández ranks 683 out of 21,273. Before him are Ferenc Deák, Luis Molowny, Shigeo Yaegashi, Dave Sexton, Guy Roux, and Carlos José Castilho. After him are Hans-Peter Briegel, Lúcio, Bruno Fernandes, Michael Owen, Gary Lineker, and Ken Naganuma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Lorenzo Fernández ranks 96. Before him are Hassan Fathy, Fulcanelli, Ernst Busch, Muhammad Asad, Wilhelm Rediess, and George Antheil. After him are Valko Chervenkov, Eduardo De Filippo, Franziska Donner, George Uhlenbeck, Jean Duvieusart, and Miguel Alemán Valdés. Among people deceased in 1973, Lorenzo Fernández ranks 84. Before him are Bruno Maderna, Shirali Muslimov, Marc Allégret, Robert Smithson, J. Carrol Naish, and Gian Francesco Malipiero. After him are Nikos Zachariadis, Tarsila do Amaral, Robert Watson-Watt, Merian C. Cooper, Hans Globke, and Jarno Saarinen.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Lorenzo Fernández ranks 633 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis Molowny (1925), Bernard of Septimania (795), Abbot Oliba (971), Liuva II (583), Borrell II, Count of Barcelona (927), and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (1571). After him are Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Alonso de Ercilla (1533), Pedro Arrupe (1907), Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825), Fermin (272), and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany (1305).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Lorenzo Fernández ranks 48. Before him are Víctor Valdés (1982), Gerard Piqué (1987), Álvaro Morata (1992), Roberto Martínez (1973), Isidro Lángara (1912), and Luis Molowny (1925). After him are Isco (1992), Jacinto Quincoces (1905), Dani Carvajal (1992), Rodri (1996), Jesús Navas (1985), and Santiago Cañizares (1969).

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