Adolfo Zumelzú

Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú (5 January 1902 – 29 March 1973) was a football player from Argentina.

Adolfo Zumelzú
Zumelzú in 1929
Personal information
Full name Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú
Date of birth (1902-01-05)5 January 1902
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 29 March 1973(1973-03-29) (aged 71)
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
San Isidro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
San Isidro
1925 Racing Club
1930 Estudiantil Porteño
1931 Tigre 7 (0)
Sportivo Palermo
International career
1927–1930 Argentina 13 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1930 UruguayNational Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He played club football for Tigre and Sportivo Palermo.

International career

South American Championship

Zumelzú represented the Argentina at the South American Championship 1927[1] and the South American Championship 1929[2] both won by Argentina.

1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

He was part of the team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3] Argentina lost the final against Uruguay.[4]

1930 FIFA World Cup

Zumelzú also participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup,[5] where Argentina finished second behind Uruguay. He scored two goals in the tournament.

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 November 1929Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina Peru2–03–01929 South American Championship
2.3–0
3.19 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Mexico2–06–31930 FIFA World Cup
4.5–1

Honours

Racing
Argentina

References

  1. RSSSF South American Championships 1927
  2. RSSSF South American Championship 1929
  3. "Adolfo Zumelzú". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Football at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. RSSSF 1930 World Cup Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine


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