Adolfo Zumelzú

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)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position 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
Men's Football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner1927 PeruTeam
Winner1929 ArgentinaTeam
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1930 UruguayTeam
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1928 AmsterdamTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú (5 January 1902 – 29 March 1973) was an Argentina footballer who played as a half-back.

Club career

Zumelzú played club football for Tigre and Sportivo Palermo. He was a dominant right footed winger, but converted 13/17 penalties for Tigre with his left.

International career

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

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]

Zumelzú also participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup,[5] where Argentina finished second behind Uruguay. He scored two goals in the tournament. He was unable to play in the World Cup final due to injury[6], severely impacting their performance.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zumelzú goal.
List of international goals scored by Adolfo Zumelzú
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 November 1929Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina Peru2–03–01929 South American Championship
23–0
319 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Mexico2–06–31930 FIFA World Cup
45–1

Honours

Racing Club

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
  6. ↑
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