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, 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.

Lorenzo Fernández

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
Playing 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
National team
1925–1935	Uruguay	31	(4)
Teams managed
1941–1942	Peñarol
1950	Liverpool
Honours 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only