Álvaro Antonio Gestido Pose (17 May 1907 — 18 January 1957) was a Uruguayan
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder for
Uruguay national team.
He played for
Peñarol in club football from 1926 to 1940. He has played 26 matches for the
national team, winning the
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...
and the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
.
His brother
Óscar Diego Gestido
Óscar Diego Gestido Pose (Montevideo, Uruguay November 28, 1901 – Montevideo, December 6, 1967) was president of Uruguay in 1967.
Biography
Diego Gestido was from a military background, and served in the military for 36 years before reti ...
was President of Uruguay in 1967.
References
1907 births
1930 FIFA World Cup players
1957 deaths
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Peñarol players
Uruguay men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Uruguay
Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's association football midfielders
20th-century Uruguayan people
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