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 ...

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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

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for the

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from 1945 to 1954. He was part of Uruguay's championship team at the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

, known for the final match dubbed the Maracanazo, and also participated in the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzer ...

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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 {{uruguay-footy-defender-stub