Domingo Tejera

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Domingo Tejera
Personal information
Full name Domingo Tejera
Date of birth(1899-07-22)July 22, 1899
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death June 30, 1969(1969-06-30) (aged 69)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Montevideo Wanderers 200+
International career
1922–1932 Uruguay 17 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1928 Amsterdam Team
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner 1920 Chile
Winner 1926 Chile
Runner-up 1927 Peru
Bronze medal icon.svg 1922 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Domingo Tejera (July 22, 1899 in Montevideo- June 30, 1969) was a football player from Uruguay. [1] He was part of the Uruguay team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, [2] and the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay.

Tejera played club football for Montevideo Wanderers. He made over 200 appearances and won the Uruguayan league twice with Montevideo Wanderers. [3] Tejera made 17 appearances for the national team from 1922 to 1932. He won the 1920 South American Championship prior to making his international debut, a tournament in which he was part of the squad but did not featured in any matches. [4]

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References

  1. "Domingo Tejera" . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Domingo Tejera". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. Paredes, Dr. Manuel (19 October 2009). "Salón de la fama Nº 03: Domingo Tejera" (in Spanish). MWFC.com.uy. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013.
  4. Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (25 April 2013). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2009-06-05.
World Cup-winners status
Preceded by Oldest Living Player
4 April 1967 30 June 1969
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