Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú (5 January 1902 – 29 March 1973) was a

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player from

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Career

Zumelzú represented the

at the

South American Championship 1927 The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 30 October to 27 November 1927. The participating countries were Argentina national football team, Argentina, Bolivia national football team, Bolivia, Peru natio ...

and the

South American Championship 1929 The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1 to 17 November 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in ...

both won by Argentina. Zumelzú also participated 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 ...

, where

finished second behind

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. He scored two goals in the tournament. He played club football for Tigre and

Sportivo Palermo Club Sportivo Palermo was an Argentine football club that played in the Primera División during the 1920s. After being relegated in the 1930s and having played at lower divisions, the club was finally disbanded in the 1980s. History On May 18 ...

1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

He was part of the team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. Argentina lost the final against Uruguay.

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

References

1902 births 1930 FIFA World Cup players 1973 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Olympic footballers of Argentina Olympic silver medalists for Argentina Argentine people of Basque descent Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Argentina international footballers Olympic medalists in football Copa América-winning players Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Association football wing halves {{argentina-footy-defender-stub