Jesús Bermúdez Tórrez (24 January 1902 – 3 January 1945) was a Bolivian

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who played as a

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. He was a member of the Bolivia national team in the

1926 South American Championship The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile, from 12 October to 3 November 1926. Overview The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Brazil withdrew for the secon ...

, the

1927 South American Championship The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 30 October to 27 November 1927. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay. Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. ...

, and the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...

. He saved 45 goals in 8 games.

Club career

He played for

Oruro Royal Oruro Royal is the oldest Bolivian football club from Oruro. The club plays in the Oruro Primera A, one of the third-division regional leagues. Oruro Royal was founded on 26 May 1896 by the English workers hired by the Bolivian Government to buil ...

. Oruro stadium,

Estadio Jesús Bermúdez The Estadio Jesús Bermúdez is a multi-purpose stadium in Oruro, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also sometimes for athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 33,000 people, and is the home stadium of Club San José. ...

, is named after him.

Personal life

His wife, Alicia Tobar Loayza (September 15, 1904 – August 19, 2015), died aged 110. They had four children.

References

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* 1902 births 1945 deaths People from Oruro, Bolivia Bolivian men's footballers Bolivia men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Club San José players {{Bolivia-footy-goalkeeper-stub