Eusebio Ramón Tejera Kirkerup''
(6 January 1922 in
Montevideo – 9 November 2002) was a
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
an
footballer
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.
From 1945 to 1950 he played for
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo.
The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...
, winning the Uruguayan championship in 1946, 47 and 50. He also earned 31
caps
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for the
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan team i ...
from 1945 to 1954. He was part of Uruguay's championship team at the
1950 FIFA World Cup
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, known for the final match dubbed the Maracanazo, and also participated in the
1954 FIFA World Cup
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.
External links
Profile (in Spanish)
1922 births
2002 deaths
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguay international footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
1954 FIFA World Cup players
FIFA World Cup-winning players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
C.A. Bella Vista players
Club Nacional de Football players
Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
Defensor Sporting players
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Colombia
Association football defenders
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