José María Medina (footballer)

José María Medina

Personal information
Date of birth	(1921-02-13)13 February 1921
Place of birth	Paysandú, Uruguay
Date of death	16 October 2005(2005-10-16) (aged 84)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939/44 1949/52	Wanderers Wanderers	211	(92)
1945—1946	Club Nacional	na	(na)
1947/48	Newell's Old Boys	na	(na)
International career
1941–1947	Uruguay	15	(11[1][2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José María Medina (13 February 1921 – 16 October 2005) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He played in fifteen matches for the Uruguay national football team from 1941 to 1947, scoring 11 goals.^[3] He was also part of Uruguay's squad for the 1941^[4] and 1946 South American Championships, finishing as runner-up in the former edition of the tournament and as top-scorer in the latter edition (with Uruguay placing fourth).^[5]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay[6]	1941	1	0
	1943	2	2
	1944	2	0
	1945	1	0
	1946	7	8
	1947	2	1
Total		15	11

References

1. "Uruguay - Record International Players".
2. "Southamerican Championship 1946".
3. "José María Medina". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
4. "South American Championship 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
5. "Southamerican Championship 1946". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
6. "José María Medina". Uruguayan Football Association. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

External links

• José María Medina at National-Football-Teams.com