- Teodoro Fernández
Football player infobox
playername = Lolo Fernández
fullname = Teodoro Fernández Meyzán
height = height|m=1.74
nickname = "Lolo"
dateofbirth =May 20 ,1913
cityofbirth =Cañete
dateofdeath = death date and age |1996|9|17 |1913|5|20
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Perú
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =Universitario de Deportes
years = 1931-1953
clubs =Universitario de Deportes
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1935-1947
nationalteam = Peru
nationalcaps(goals) = 32 (24)
pcupdate =Teodoro Fernández Meyzán, nicknamed "Lolo" (born
May 20 ,1913 inCañete — diedSeptember 17 ,1996 inLima ) was a football forward player fromPeru who played forUniversitario de Deportes .He made his professional debut with
Universitario de Deportes in 1931 Lolo would remain with the club during his 22 years as a professional footballer. Several times during his career he rejected offers from teams inChile ,Ecuador , andArgentina among others who wanted to contract his services. He always preferred to stay loyal to his favorite team, and became a main symbol of the club.Clubs
* (1931 - 1953)
National Team
He played for the Peruvian National Team from 1935 to 1947. In 1936 he represented his country in the Olympic Games in Berlin. In this competition the Peruvian team made its way into the quarterfinals after defeating Finland (7-2) and Austria (4-2). This infuriated the Fuhrer
Adolf Hitler , born in Austria, who put a lot of pressure on theIOC to finally have the match cancelled. Indignated, the Peruvian delegation retired from the competition.Lolo Fernandez scored a total of 6 goals in the two games.In 1939, he played on the Campeonato Sudamericano de Selecciones (later known as
Copa America ) becoming that year's champion with the National Team.The final was played against Uruguay (2-1) which at the time was the current Olympic and World Champion."Lolo" was the top scorer of the competition with 7 goals.ee also
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One-club man References
* [http://peru.com/futbol/seleccion/historia/futbolistas/tfernandez.asp History of "Lolo" Fernández]
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