Domingo Tejera

Domingo Tejera
Personal information
Full name Domingo Tejera
Date of birth (1899-07-09)July 9, 1899
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death July 18, 1969(1969-07-18) (aged 70)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Montevideo Wanderers 200+
International career
1922–1932 Uruguay 17 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1928 AmsterdamTeam
FIFA World Cup
Winner1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner1920 Chile
Winner1926 Chile
Runner-up1927 Peru
Third place1922 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Domingo Tejera (July 9, 1899 – July 18, 1969)[1] was a football player from Uruguay. He was born in Montevideo.[2] He was part of the Uruguay team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[3] and the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay.

Tejera played club football for Montevideo Wanderers. He made over 200 appearances and won the Uruguayan league twice with Montevideo Wanderers.[4] Tejera made 17 appearances for the national team from 1922 to 1932. He won the 1920 South American Championship prior to making his international debut, a tournament in which he was part of the squad but did not feature in any matches.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Biography of Domingo Tejera (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Domingo Tejera". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Domingo Tejera". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Paredes, Dr. Manuel (19 October 2009). "Salón de la fama Nº 03: Domingo Tejera" (in Spanish). MWFC.com.uy. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (25 April 2013). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-06-05.


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