Juan Delgado ( Spanish: Juan Delgado ; February 26, 1891 - 1961 ) is a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder. Champion of South America 1917.
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Biography
He was in the Uruguayan national team during the South American Championship of 1916 - the first ever official championship of South America under the auspices of CONMEBOL . Uruguay won the tournament, and Delgado played in all three matches - with Chile, Brazil and Argentina [1] . After a 4-0 victory over Chile, one of the Chilean journalists announced that Uruguay won with the help of two “Africans” - Delgado and Isabelino . The leadership of the Chilean team refused to recognize the result of the match, but after explaining the situation, apologized to the players.
In 1916, Delgado performed for a short time in the Argentinean Boke Juniors.
As a representative of the Peñarol Football Club, Juan took part in the 1919 South American Championship, in which Uruguay took second place. Delgado played in only one meeting - with Argentina [2] .
Delgado spent 15 matches for the Uruguayan national team [3] .
Delgado was a hardworking player, best known for his ball shot. He also supported team spirit thanks to his cheerful character and sense of humor [4] .
After completing his career, he worked at Peñarol as a masseur and assistant therapist.
Titles
- Champion of Uruguay (2): 1918 , 1921
- Champion of South America (1): 1916
Notes
- ↑ Martín Tabeira. Southamerican Championship 1916 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (10 August 2007). Date of appeal September 24, 2017.
- ↑ Martín Tabeira. Southamerican Championship 1919 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (4 January 2013). Date of appeal September 24, 2017.
- ↑ Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin. Uruguay - Record International Players . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (September 21, 2017). Date of appeal September 24, 2017.
- ↑ encyklopedia fuji
Literature
- T. Volek. Encyklopedia piłkarska FUJI. Copa America. Historia mistrzostw Ameryki Południowej 1910-1995. - Katowice: GiA, 1995. - S. 11. - ISBN 83-902751-2-0 .