Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreira Huby (born October 6, 1908 in
Lima – died September 29, 2008 in
La Punta) was a
football
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forward
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player from
Peru who played for
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...
.
Club career
Souza studied engineering and made his professional debut with
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...
in 1926. He remained with the club during his 8 years as a professional footballer.
International career
He played for the Peru National Team from 1929 to 1934. In 1930 he represented his country in the
1930 FIFA World Cup
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finals in Uruguay. In this competition he scored the first ever Peruvian World Cup goal.
International goals
Peru's goal tally first
Personal life
Death
''Don Lucho'' died September 2008, only a few days short of his 100th birthday.
Murió legendario Luis de Souza
– La Republica
See also
*One-club man
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1908 births
2008 deaths
Footballers from Lima
Peruvian footballers
Peru international footballers
Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
Association football forwards
1930 FIFA World Cup players
Peruvian people of Portuguese descent
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