Arturo Fernández (footballer)

Arturo Fernández
Personal information
Full name Arturo Fernández Meyzán
Date of birth (1910-02-03)3 February 1910
Place of birth San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
Date of death 27 November 1999(1999-11-27) (aged 89)
Place of death Lima
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1930 Ciclista Lima
1930–1940 Universitario
1940–1941 Colo-Colo
International career
1930–1938 Peru 18 (0)
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 1910 – 27 November 1999) was a Peruvian footballer and manager. As a player, he played as a defender for Ciclista Lima, Universitario de Deportes, and Colo-Colo. He was also capped 18 times for Peru, and played for them at the 1930 FIFA World Cup[1] and at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

He was the older brother of professional footballers Eduardo and Teodoro Fernández.[3] They were also the uncles of footballers José, Jorge and Carlos Fernández.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Arturo Fernández". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Eduardo 'Lolín' Fernández: El gran hermano" (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12.
  4. ↑ Behr, Raúl (16 June 2012). "José Fernández: El linaje ante todo". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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