Arturo Fernández (footballer)

Arturo Fernández
Personal information
Full name	Arturo Fernández Meyzán
Date of birth	3 February 1906
Place of birth	San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
Date of death	27 November 1999 (aged 93)
Place of death	Lima
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1926–1930	Ciclista Lima
1930–1940	Universitario
1940–1941	Colo-Colo
International career
1930–1938	Peru
Managerial career
1941–1949	Universitario
1948–1950	Peru
1952–1953	Deportivo Municipal
1954–1955	Universitario
1956	Peru
1956–1957	Universitario
1965	Ciclista Lima
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arturo Fernández Meyzán (3 February 1906 – 27 November 1999) was a Peruvian football defender who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He also played for Universitario de Deportes, and for Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career

Fernández played for Ciclista Lima and Universitario in his homeland. As a member of Universitario, he won two league titles.^[3]

Abroad, he played for Chilean club Colo-Colo in 1940 and 1941, becoming the first Peruvian player in the club history.^[4] He also represented them in friendly matches against the Argentine club Independiente in October 1940, alongside his compatriots César Socarraz, Pablo Pasache and his brother Teodoro.^[5]

Personal life

He was the older brother of the professional footballers Teodoro, also a Peruvian international, and Eduardo Fernández.^[6] They also were the uncles of the footballers José, Jorge and Carlos Fernández.^[7]

References

^ 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Archived March 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Arturo Fernández". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Arturo Fernández, referente y líder de la "U"". Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "COLO COLO SIGUE REFORZANDOSE CON LA LLEGADA DE TRES JUGADORES". ANFP (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Cheque en falso: Lolo Fernández y un nuevo mito derrumbado". BI (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Eduardo 'Lolín' Fernández: El gran hermano" (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
^ Behr, Raúl (16 June 2012). "José Fernández: El linaje ante todo". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

External links

Arturo Fernández at National-Football-Teams.com
Arturo Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[1] 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Archived March 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Arturo Fernández". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[3] "Arturo Fernández, referente y líder de la "U"". Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[4] "COLO COLO SIGUE REFORZANDOSE CON LA LLEGADA DE TRES JUGADORES". ANFP (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[5] "Cheque en falso: Lolo Fernández y un nuevo mito derrumbado". BI (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[6] "Eduardo 'Lolín' Fernández: El gran hermano" (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.

[7] Behr, Raúl (16 June 2012). "José Fernández: El linaje ante todo". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.