Teodoro Fernández
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Full name | Teodoro Fernández Meyzán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 May 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cañete, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 September 1996 | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Universitario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1931–1953 |
Universitario[1] | 180 | (156) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1947 | Peru | 32 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández Meyzán (20 May 1913 – 17 September 1996) was a Peruvian professional
Fernández is the most emblematic player in the history of club
Club career
Lolo was the seventh of Raymunda Meyzán and Tomas Fernández's eight children. He learned to play football in primary school and was soon picked up by local club Huracán de Hualcará where he immediately stood out. At the age of 16, his parents sent him to
He made his professional debut with Universitario de Deportes in a friendly match against
The 1934 season saw Lolo lead the division in scoring, winning the Primera División Peruana trophy for the only second time in its history. Lolo obtained 6 local leagues as player in total, all with Universitario de Deportes:
Several times during his career he rejected offers from teams such as in Chile, Argentina and Europe. Rumor has it Chile offered him a "blank check", for he to write in what he wished to be paid. He did not go with Chile. However, he represented Colo-Colo in friendly matches against the Argentine club Independiente in October 1940, alongside his compatriots César Socarraz, Pablo Pasache and his brother Arturo.[4]
Lolo played his last game for Universitario on 30 August 1953 at the age of 40 in the
Lolo is the top goalscorer for Universitario with 161 goals in 180 matches.
International career
Lolo played for the Peru national football team from 1935 to 1947, and scored 24 goals in 32 matches. He is the fourth top scorer in history for his country.
In 1936, he represented Peru at the
In the 1938 Bolivarian Games in Bogotá, Team Peru won gold.[7]
In 1939, he won the
Lolo was top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.
Championship | Venue | Position | Matches played | Goals scored |
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1935 Copa América | Peru | 3º place | 3 | 1 |
1936 Summer Olympics | Germany | Semifinal | 2 | 6 |
1937 Copa América | Argentina | 6º place | 4 | 2 |
1938 Bolivarian Games | Colombia | Gold medal | 4 | 3 |
1939 Copa América | Peru | Champion | 4 | 7 |
1941 Copa América | Chile | 4º place | 4 | 3 |
1942 Copa América | Uruguay | 5º place | 6 | 2 |
1947 Copa América | Ecuador | 5º place | 3 | 0 |
Total | 32 | 24 |
Peru-Chile XI (Combinado del Pacífico)
Fernández was part of the "Combinado del Pacífico" (Peru-Chile XI) a squad of Peruvian and Chilean footballers of
Medal record | ||
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1938 Bolivarian Games | NA |
Club
Season | Team | Title |
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1934 |
Universitario |
Peruvian League
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1939 |
Universitario |
Peruvian League
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1941 |
Universitario |
Peruvian League
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1945 |
Universitario |
Peruvian League
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1946 |
Universitario |
Peruvian League
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1949 |
Universitario |
Peruvian League
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Country
Season | Title |
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1938 | Bolivarian Games |
1939 | South American Championship |
Individual awards
- Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 2019[11]
- 1939 South American Championship: Best Player
- 1939 South American Championship: Top Scorer
Records
- 3rd place of all-time Copa America goal scorers, 15 goals.[12]
- All-time top scorer of the Peruvian Super Classic, 29 goals.
- Peruvian leaguetop-scorer for a record seven times.
- Highest individual scoring rate per Olympic match, 5 goals.[13]
- Most capped Peruvian player in the history of the Copa America, 24 matches[14]
- Top goalscorer in Universitario de Deportes's history, 156 goals.
Personal life
He was the middle brother of the professional footballers Arturo, also a Peruvian international, and Eduardo Fernández.[15] They also were the uncles of the footballers José, Jorge and Carlos Fernández.[16]
Statistics
Career
Team | Goals | Matches | Goal average |
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Universitario de Deportes |
161 | 180 | 0.87 |
Pacific All-Stars Team | 48 | 39 | 1.23 |
Peru National Team | 24 | 32 | 0.75 |
Total | 228 | 251 | 0.91 |
International goals
- Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 January 1935 | Lima, Peru | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1935 Copa America
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2. | 4 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany | Finland | 1–0 | 7–3 | 1936 Summer Olympics |
3. | 4 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany | Finland | 2–0 | 7–3 | 1936 Summer Olympics |
4. | 4 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany | Finland | 3–0 | 7–3 | 1936 Summer Olympics |
5. | 4 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany | Finland | 4–1 | 7–3 | 1936 Summer Olympics |
6. | 4 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany | Finland | 6–1 | 7–3 | 1936 Summer Olympics |
7. | 8 August 1936 | Berlin, Germany | Austria | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1936 Summer Olympics |
8. | 27 December 1936 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Brazil | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1937 Copa America
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9. | 6 January 1937 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1937 Copa America
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10. | 16 April 1938 | Bogota, Colombia |
Colombia | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1938 Bolivarian Games |
11. | 10 May 1938 | Bogota, Colombia |
Colombia | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1938 Bolivarian Games |
12. | 21 May 1938 | Bogota, Colombia |
Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1938 Bolivarian Games |
13. | 15 January 1939 | Lima, Peru | Ecuador | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1939 Copa America
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14. | 15 January 1939 | Lima, Peru | Ecuador | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1939 Copa America
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15. | 15 January 1939 | Lima, Peru | Ecuador | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1939 Copa America
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16. | 22 January 1939 | Lima, Peru | Chile | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1939 Copa America
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17. | 22 January 1939 | Lima, Peru | Chile | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1939 Copa America
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18. | 29 January 1939 | Lima, Peru | Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1939 Copa America
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19. | 29 January 1939 | Lima, Peru | Paraguay | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1939 Copa America
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20. | 23 February 1941 | Santiago, Chile | Ecuador | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1941 Copa America
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21. | 23 February 1941 | Santiago, Chile | Ecuador | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1941 Copa America
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22. | 23 February 1941 | Santiago, Chile | Ecuador | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1941 Copa America
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23. | 21 January 1942 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Brazil | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1942 Copa America
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24. | 25 January 1942 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Argentina | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1942 Copa America
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Honours
Teodoro Fernández was recognized and honored in his lifetime and afterward. At the 27 October 1952 inauguration of
The Peruvian
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- ^ One-club man
- ^ "Cheque en falso: Lolo Fernández y un nuevo mito derrumbado". BI (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Teodoro Fernández". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ XI. Olympiad Berlin 1936 Football Tournament
- ^ 1938 Bolivarian Games
- ^ Southamerican Championship 1939
- ^ "Teodoro "Lolo" Fernandez: The One Club Man That Angered Hitler". bleacherreport.com. 6 October 2008.
- ^ "ESPECIALES»COMBINADO DEL PACÍFICO". labandadeodriozola.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Primera División Peruana: Top Scorer". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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- ^ Highest individual scoring per Olympic match
- ^ Copa America; JUGADORES CON MAS PARTIDOS Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Eduardo 'Lolín' Fernández: El gran hermano" (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011.
- ^ Behr, Raúl (16 June 2012). "José Fernández: El linaje ante todo". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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- ^ "Lolo Fernández, Historia de la polca de Don Lorenzo Humberto Sotomayor". RPP (in Spanish). 19 May 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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