Luis Weihmuller

Luis Weihmüller (5 August 1902 – 1963) was an Argentine footballer. He was part of Argentina's squad for the 1928 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1]

Luis Weihmüller
Personal information
Full name Luis Francisco Weihmüller
Date of birth (1902-08-05)5 August 1902
Place of birth Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina
Date of death 1963
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1925 Belgrano de Córdoba
1925 River Plate
1926–1930 Sportivo Palermo
International career
1928–1930 Argentina
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Football
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 AmsterdamFootball
FIFA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1930 ArgentinaFootball
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Weihmüller was born and lived his first years in San Carlos Centro, Argentina. He was born in 1902 (according to his family on the 5 August). He was the son of Swiss immigrants. As a child everyone called him "Sity".

The 1928 Olympics

Prior to the 1928 Olympics, Luis F. Weihmüller was summoned to join the Argentinian squad that had a number of players who would star two years later in the 1930 World Cup played in Uruguay. The strange thing was that, in those years, managers were not allowed in the rules to replace a player with another. Anyway, as a member of that squad, Weihmüller won a silver medal. In the Argentine squad, there were five other players from Sportivo Palermo, which was Weihmüller's current team: Fernando Paternoster, Adolfo Zumelzu, Ludovico Bidoglio, Herman, and Juan Evaristo.

References
  1. "Luis Weihmuller". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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