Arturo Fernández (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Meyzán.

Arturo Fernández

Personal information
Full name	Arturo Fernández Meyzán
Date of birth	(1910-02-03)3 February 1910
Place of birth	San Vicente de Cañete, Peru
Date of death	27 November 1999(1999-11-27) (aged 89)
Place of death	Lima
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1930	Ciclista Lima
1930–1940	Universitario
1940–1941	Colo-Colo
International career
1930–1938	Peru	18	(0)
Managerial career
1941–1949	Universitario
1948–1950	Peru
1952–1953	Deportivo Municipal
1954–1955	Universitario
1956	Peru
1956–1957	Universitario
1965	Ciclista Lima
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arturo Fernández Meyzán (3 February 1910 – 27 November 1999) was a Peruvian football defender who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He also played for Universitario de Deportes, and for Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career

Fernández played for Ciclista Lima and Universitario in his homeland. As a member of Universitario, he won two league titles.^[3]

Abroad, he played for Chilean club Colo-Colo in 1940 and 1941, becoming the first Peruvian player in the club history.^[4] He also represented them in friendly matches against the Argentine club Independiente in October 1940, alongside his compatriots César Socarraz, Pablo Pasache and his brother Teodoro.^[5]

Personal life

He was the older brother of the professional footballers Teodoro, also a Peruvian international, and Eduardo Fernández.^[6] They also were the uncles of the footballers José, Jorge and Carlos Fernández.^[7]

References

1. 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Arturo Fernández". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
3. "Arturo Fernández, referente y líder de la "U"". Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. "COLO COLO SIGUE REFORZANDOSE CON LA LLEGADA DE TRES JUGADORES". ANFP (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
5. "Cheque en falso: Lolo Fernández y un nuevo mito derrumbado". BI (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
6. "Eduardo 'Lolín' Fernández: El gran hermano" (in Spanish). De Chalaca. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011.
7. Behr, Raúl (16 June 2012). "José Fernández: El linaje ante todo". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

External links

• Arturo Fernández at National-Football-Teams.com
• Arturo Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)