Lorenzo Fernández (May 20, 1900 – November 16, 1973), nicknamed ''El Gallego'' (The Galician), was a Spanish-born Uruguayan

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. During his career, he played for Capurro, River Plate, Montevideo Wanderers FC and

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. Fernández also played 31 times and scored 4 goals for the

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, with which he won the

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, the gold medal at the

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, and the 1926 and 1935 Copa Americas. A center-half in the 2–3–5 footballing system, he once replaced

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as an

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forward against

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during a match in

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and went on to score a

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Honours

* Atlético Wanderers ** Federación Uruguaya: 1923 *

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: 1928, 1929, 1932 & 1935. ** "La Tribuna Popular" Trophy: 1932 ** José Piendibene Cup: 1929 ** Mirurgia Cup: 1928 ** Ricardo Pittaluga Cup: 1928 **

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: 1928

International

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: 1926 Winner, 1935 Winner **

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: 1930 Winner **

: 1928 Gold Medal **

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: 1929 & 1930 Winner **

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: 1927 & 1929 Winner

Individual

* IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)

References

External links

1928 Summer Olympics Final
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Part of Uruguays "Iron Curtain" Defence
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Lorenzo 1900 births 1973 deaths Footballers from Redondela Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan football managers Spanish men's footballers Spanish football managers Spanish emigrants to Uruguay 1930 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan Primera División players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Club Nacional de Football players Peñarol players Olympic footballers for Uruguay Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay Peñarol managers Olympic medalists in football Copa América-winning players Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders