Domingo Tejera (July 22, 1899 in Montevideo- June 30, 1969) was a football player from

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 ...

. He was part of the

team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay. Tejera played club football for

Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...

. He made over 200 appearances and won the Uruguayan league twice with Montevideo Wanderers. Tejera made 17 appearances for the

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from 1922 to 1932. He won the

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prior to making his international debut, a tournament in which he was part of the squad but did not featured in any matches.

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