Francisco Majewski (1 May 1939 – 22 April 2012) was a professional

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who played in the

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Uru ...

and Mexican Primera División.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Majewski played as a

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and was an imposing figure at 1.84 meters and 187 kilos. He began playing for the youth side of

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

. At age 15, he joined Peñarol's senior side, where he would deputy for William Martínez. He won three Uruguayan league titles and the

1960 Copa Libertadores The 1960 Copa de Campeones de América was the first season of the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier club tournament. Seven association's clubs entered the first competition, with three not sending a representative. The first match o ...

and played in the

1960 Intercontinental Cup The 1960 Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural edition of the matchup between the reigning European football champion and the reigning South American football champion. The idea was born of discussions between Pierre Delauney, UEFA secretary and ...

before leaving the club. In 1961, Majewski moved to Mexico to join

Atlante F.C. Atlante Fútbol Club, is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. Founded in 1916, Atlante were original members of the Mexican Primera División when it began in 1943. Atlante has won three national league championships, t ...

under manager Jorge Marik. After two seasons, he transferred to Necaxa where he would partner Carlos Albert in central defense for seven years. He won the 1965–66

Copa México The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it was ...

with Necaxa, and was known as "Caballero del área" ("Gentleman of the area") for his disciplinary record as he only received two red cards during his entire career.

Personal

Majewski's brother, Alejandro Majewski, was also a professional footballer. After he retired from playing football, Majewski resided in Mexico and sought Mexican citizenship. In April 2012, Majewski died in

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References

1939 births 2012 deaths Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Peñarol players Atlante F.C. footballers Club Necaxa footballers Uruguayan people of Polish descent Men's association football defenders {{Uruguay-footy-defender-stub