Arturo Fernández Meyzán (3 February 1906 – 27 November 1999) was a

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

vian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

defender who played for

in 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 ...

. He also played for

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

, and for Peru at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. His brother Teodoro Fernández Meyzán also was a footballer and Peru international player.

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* * 1906 births 1999 deaths People from Lima Region Association football defenders Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers Ciclista Lima Association footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Colo-Colo footballers Peruvian Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Chile 1930 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers of Peru Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Club Universitario de Deportes managers Copa América-winning players Peruvian football managers Peru national football team managers {{Peru-footy-defender-stub