Teodoro Fernández

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| name = Teodoro Fernández

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|caption = Fernández with the Peru national team in 1937

| fullname = Teodoro Fernández Meyzán

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| birth_date = 20 May 1913

| birth_place = Cañete, Peru

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1996|9|17|1913|5|20}}

| death_place = Lima, Peru

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| position = Forward

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| youthclubs1= Universitario

| years1= 1931–1953

| clubs1= Universitario{{cite web|title=Carrer|url=http://depor.pe/futbol-peruano/conoce-numeros-lolo-fernandez-universitario-noticia-906372|publisher=Depor.pe|date=15 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416175935/http://depor.pe/futbol-peruano/conoce-numeros-lolo-fernandez-universitario-noticia-906372|url-status=dead}}

| caps1= 180 | goals1 = 156

| nationalyears1= 1935–1947

| nationalteam1= Peru

|nationalcaps1= 32 | nationalgoals1 = 24

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Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández Meyzán (20 May 1913 – 17 September 1996) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward. All his football work was carried out as a player of the Universitario de Deportes of the Peruvian First Division. He was champion, best player and top scorer in the 1939 Copa América. He is the top idol of Universitario de Deportes and Peruvian First Division.{{Cite web|editor=FIFA|date=2011|url=http://es.fifa.com/news/y=2011/m=9/news=primer-idolo-todo-peru-1511921.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928210214/http://es.fifa.com/news/y=2011/m=9/news=primer-idolo-todo-peru-1511921.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2015|title=El primer ídolo de La U y de todo Perú|access-date=15 October 2011}}

Fernández is the most emblematic player in the history of club Universitario de Deportes for which he played his whole career, winning six times the Primera División Peruana. Although he sporadically reinforced other clubs in friendly matches, clubs such as Alianza Lima and Colo-Colo, Fernández never represented a club other than Universitario in official competitions. Known as "El Cañonero" ("The Cannoneer") due to his excellence as a centre-forward and his strong shooting, Fernández was the Primera División Peruana top-scorer seven times.

Club career

File:Lolo Fernández con Universitario de Deportes en 1953.jpg

Lolo was the seventh of Raymunda Meyzán and Tomas Fernández's eight children. He learned to play football in primary school and was soon picked up by local club Huracán de Hualcará where he immediately stood out. At the age of 16, his parents sent him to Lima to continue his studies. Lolo stayed with his brother Arturo Fernandez who was the goalkeeper for Ciclista Lima. When Arturo transferred to first-division Universitario de Deportes, he brought Lolo along to play a bit of football in training and introduced him to the club's president, former 1930 World Cup player Placido Galindo, who decided to sign him. Lolo would remain with the club during his 22 years as a professional footballer.One-club man

He made his professional debut with Universitario de Deportes in a friendly match against Club Deportivo Magallanes of Chile on 29 November 1931, scoring the game's only goal. In his first season (1932) he became Peruvian top scorer, the team finished second. The following year, the same feat was repeated.

The 1934 season saw Lolo lead the division in scoring, winning the Primera División Peruana trophy for the only second time in its history. Lolo obtained 6 local leagues as player in total, all with Universitario de Deportes: 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1946 and 1949.

Several times during his career he rejected offers from teams such as in Chile, Argentina and Europe. Rumor has it Chile offered him a "blank check", for he to write in what he wished to be paid. He did not go with Chile. However, he represented Colo-Colo in friendly matches against the Argentine club Independiente in October 1940, alongside his compatriots César Socarraz, Pablo Pasache and his brother Arturo.{{cite web |title=Cheque en falso: Lolo Fernández y un nuevo mito derrumbado |url=https://elblogintimo.blogspot.com/2017/08/cheque-en-falso-lolo-fernandez-y-un.html |website=BI |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=es |date=7 August 2017}}

Lolo played his last game for Universitario on 30 August 1953 at the age of 40 in the Peruvian Super Classic during which he scored a hat-trick for a 4–2 win.

Lolo is the top goalscorer for Universitario with 161 goals in 180 matches.

International career

File:Peru Football 1936 Olympics.png, Teodoro Fernández, Morales, and Villanueva. Back Row: Tovar, Lavalle, Valdivieso, Arturo Fernández, Castillo, Jordán, and Coach Alberto Denegri.]]

Lolo played for the Peru national football team from 1935 to 1947, and scored 24 goals in 32 matches. He is the fourth top scorer in history for his country.

In 1936, he represented Peru at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26891 |title=Teodoro Fernández |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 September 2021}} Peru made its way into the quarterfinals after defeating Finland (7–2) and went on to beat Austria (4–2). Lolo Fernandez scored a total of 6 goals in the two games.[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1936f-det.html XI. Olympiad Berlin 1936 Football Tournament]

In the 1938 Bolivarian Games in Bogotá, Team Peru won gold.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bolivarianos.html 1938 Bolivarian Games]

In 1939, he won the Copa America with the national team.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/39safull.html Southamerican Championship 1939] The final was played against Uruguay (2–1) which was arguably the best team in the world at the time, as Uruguay had won gold in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and had won the first World Cup in 1930.{{cite web|title=Teodoro "Lolo" Fernandez: The One Club Man That Angered Hitler|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65726-teodoro-lolo-fernandez-the-one-club-man-that-angered-hitler|publisher=bleacherreport.com|date=6 October 2008}}

Lolo was top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.

class="wikitable"
Championship ! Venue ! Position ! Matches played ! Goals scored
1935 Copa América \| {{PER}} \| 3º place \| 3 \| 1
1936 Summer Olympics \| {{GER}} \| Quarter-final \| 2 \| 6
1937 Copa América \| {{ARG}} \| 6º place \| 4 \| 2
1938 Bolivarian Games \| {{COL}} \| Gold medal \| 4 \| 3
1939 Copa América \| {{PER}} \| Champion \| 4 \| 7
1941 Copa América \| {{CHI}} \| 4º place \| 4 \| 3
1942 Copa América \| {{URU}} \| 5º place \| 6 \| 2
1947 Copa América \| {{ECU}} \| 5º place \| 3 \| 0
colspan=3 \|Total	32	24

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Championship

! Venue

! Position

! Matches played

! Goals scored

1935 Copa América

| {{PER}}

| 3º place

| 3

| 1

1936 Summer Olympics

| {{GER}}

| Quarter-final

| 2

| 6

1937 Copa América

| {{ARG}}

| 6º place

| 4

| 2

1938 Bolivarian Games

| {{COL}}

| Gold medal

| 4

| 3

1939 Copa América

| {{PER}}

| Champion

| 4

| 7

1941 Copa América

| {{CHI}}

| 4º place

| 4

| 3

1942 Copa América

| {{URU}}

| 5º place

| 6

| 2

1947 Copa América

| {{ECU}}

| 5º place

| 3

| 0

colspan=3 |Total

Peru-Chile XI (Combinado del Pacífico)

Fernández was part of the "Combinado del Pacífico" (Peru-Chile XI) a squad of Peruvian and Chilean footballers of Alianza Lima, Atlético Chalaco, Colo-Colo and Universitario de Deportes that played 39 friendly matches in Europe between September 1933 and March 1934 against teams such as FC Barcelona, Celtic FC, Hearts FC, Newcastle United FC, West Ham United FC and FC Bayern Munich. With 48 goals, Fernández was the team's main goalscorer during the European tour.{{cite web |url = http://www.labandadeodriozola.com/portal/especiales/combinado-del-pacifico/ |title = ESPECIALES»COMBINADO DEL PACÍFICO |work = labandadeodriozola.com |language = es |access-date = 26 September 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110601084808/http://www.labandadeodriozola.com/portal/especiales/combinado-del-pacifico/ |archive-date = 1 June 2011 }}{{MedalTableTop}}

= Club =

class="wikitable" !Season !Team !Title
1934	Universitario	Peruvian League
1939	Universitario	Peruvian League
1941	Universitario	Peruvian League
1945	Universitario	Peruvian League
1946	Universitario	Peruvian League
1949	Universitario	Peruvian League

= Country =

class="wikitable"

|+ Peru national team

!Season

!Title

1938

Bolivarian Games

1939

South American Championship

= Individual awards =

Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 2019{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Ravine/8914/goleadores.html |title=Primera División Peruana: Top Scorer |access-date=10 February 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027124017/http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Ravine/8914/goleadores.html |archive-date=27 October 2009 }}
1939 South American Championship: Best Player
1939 South American Championship: Top Scorer

= Records =

3rd place of all-time Copa America goal scorers, 15 goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sachamp.html Copa America; Top Scorers (up to 2007)]
All-time top scorer of the Peruvian Super Classic, 29 goals.
Peruvian league top-scorer for a record seven times.
Highest individual scoring rate per Olympic match, 5 goals.[http://www.iffhs.de/?3eca43394e837cc2c03f4d85fc8f15285fdcdc3bfcdc0aec28d6edaca3e4d47215 Highest individual scoring per Olympic match]
Most capped Peruvian player in the history of the Copa America, 24 matches[http://www.hoy.com.ec/especial/futbol/futbol04.htm#seis Copa America; JUGADORES CON MAS PARTIDOS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615064011/http://www.hoy.com.ec/especial/futbol/futbol04.htm#seis |date=15 June 2013 }}
Top goalscorer in Universitario de Deportes's history, 156 goals.

Personal life

He was the middle brother of the professional footballers Arturo, also a Peruvian international, and Eduardo Fernández.{{#invoke:cite web||publisher=De Chalaca |title=Eduardo 'Lolín' Fernández: El gran hermano |url=http://dechalaca.com/hemeroteca/lo-justo-tio/lo-justo-tio-el-gran-hermano |language=Spanish |date=12 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112212040/http://dechalaca.com/hemeroteca/lo-justo-tio/lo-justo-tio-el-gran-hermano |archivedate=2011-11-12 }} They also were the uncles of the footballers José, Jorge and Carlos Fernández.{{#invoke:cite web||last1=Behr |first1=Raúl |title=José Fernández: El linaje ante todo |url=https://dechalaca.com/especiales-dechalaca/el-club-de-los-100/jose-fernandez-el-linaje-ante-todo |website=dechalaca.com |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=es |date=16 June 2012}}

Statistics

= Career =

Team ! Goals ! Matches ! Goal average
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Universitario de Deportes	161	180	0.87
Pacific All-Stars Team	48	39	1.23
Peru National Team	24	32	0.75
Total	228	251	0.91

= International goals =

::Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	20 January 1935	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Argentina}}	1–0	1–4	1935 Copa America
2.	4 August 1936	Berlin, Germany	{{fb\|Finland}}	1–0	7–3	1936 Summer Olympics
3.	4 August 1936	Berlin, Germany	{{fb\|Finland}}	2–0	7–3	1936 Summer Olympics
4.	4 August 1936	Berlin, Germany	{{fb\|Finland}}	3–0	7–3	1936 Summer Olympics
5.	4 August 1936	Berlin, Germany	{{fb\|Finland}}	4–1	7–3	1936 Summer Olympics
6.	4 August 1936	Berlin, Germany	{{fb\|Finland}}	6–1	7–3	1936 Summer Olympics
7.	8 August 1936	Berlin, Germany	{{fb\|Austria}}	1–0	4–2	1936 Summer Olympics
8.	27 December 1936	Buenos Aires, Argentina	{{fb\|Brazil}}	1–2	2–3	1937 Copa America
9.	6 January 1937	Buenos Aires, Argentina	{{fb\|Uruguay}}	1–1	2–4	1937 Copa America
10.	16 April 1938	Bogota, Colombia	{{fb\|Colombia}}	1–0	4–2	1938 Bolivarian Games
11.	10 May 1938	Bogota, Colombia	{{fb\|Colombia}}	3–1	4–2	1938 Bolivarian Games
12.	21 May 1938	Bogota, Colombia	{{fb\|Bolivia}}	1–0	3–0	1938 Bolivarian Games
13.	15 January 1939	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Ecuador}}	1–0	5–2	1939 Copa America
14.	15 January 1939	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Ecuador}}	3–0	5–2	1939 Copa America
15.	15 January 1939	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Ecuador}}	5–1	5–2	1939 Copa America
16.	22 January 1939	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Chile}}	1–0	3–1	1939 Copa America
17.	22 January 1939	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Chile}}	2–1	3–1	1939 Copa America
18.	29 January 1939	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Paraguay}}	1–0	3–0	1939 Copa America
19.	29 January 1939	Lima, Peru	{{fb\|Paraguay}}	2–0	3–0	1939 Copa America
20.	23 February 1941	Santiago, Chile	{{fb\|Ecuador}}	1–0	4–0	1941 Copa America
21.	23 February 1941	Santiago, Chile	{{fb\|Ecuador}}	2–0	4–0	1941 Copa America
22.	23 February 1941	Santiago, Chile	{{fb\|Ecuador}}	4–0	4–0	1941 Copa America
23.	21 January 1942	Montevideo, Uruguay	{{fb\|Brazil}}	1–2	1–2	1942 Copa America
24.	25 January 1942	Montevideo, Uruguay	{{fb\|Argentina}}	1–1	1–3	1942 Copa America

Honours

Teodoro Fernández was recognized and honored in his lifetime and afterward. At the 27 October 1952 inauguration of Estadio Nacional del Perú, he received from the government the highest honors bestowed on an athlete. President Manuel Odría (1948–56),{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Manuel-A-Odria|title=Manuel A. Odría {{!}} president of Peru|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=21 February 2019}} bestowed on him the Laureles Deportivos en Primera Clase for his outstanding career in Peruvian soccer.{{Cite web|url=http://elcomercio.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2007-07-26/ImEcDeporte0759528.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829232627/http://elcomercio.pe/edicionimpresa/html/2007-07-26/ImEcDeporte0759528.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 August 2011|title=El Comercio.COM.PE|date=29 August 2011|access-date=21 February 2019}} The Club Universitario de Deportes named their stadium after him.{{Cite web|url=https://universitario.pe/club/historia|title=Universitario de Deportes|website=Universitario de Deportes|language=es|access-date=21 February 2019}} This stadium was opened officially 20 July of the same year with a friendly match against the University of Chile. The municipal stadium of the city of San Vicente de Cañete, on the central coast of Peru,{{Cite book|title=Lonely Planet Peru: Top Sights, Authentic Experiences|last=Tang|first=Phillip|publisher=Lonely Planet Global Limited|year=2016}} is also named after him, along with a section of the Maison de Santé clinic where he spent the last months of his life.{{Cite web|url=https://larepublica.pe/deportes/712141-lolo-fernandez-la-leyenda-crema|title=Lolo Fernández: La leyenda crema|date=25 May 2019}}

The Peruvian composer Lorenzo Humberto Sotomayor dedicated his work Lolo Fernández{{Cite web|url=https://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/lolo-fernandez-historia-de-la-polca-de-don-lorenzo-humberto-sotomayor-noticia-596186|title=Lolo Fernández, Historia de la polca de Don Lorenzo Humberto Sotomayor|website=RPP|date=19 May 2013|language=es|access-date=21 February 2019}} to Fernández. Another work in his honor is the dance El Taita Lolo Fernández with music by Alcides Carreño and lyrics by Fernando Soria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.boletindenewyork.com/musicacriollacomposiciones.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306002304/http://www.boletindenewyork.com/musicacriollacomposiciones.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2007|title=musicacriollacomposiciones|date=6 March 2007|access-date=21 February 2019}} In September 1996, one week following his passing, a banner was displayed with the phrase "Lolo Hasta Siempre Alianza Presente"{{Cite web|url=https://dechalaca.com/especiales-dechalaca/100-anos-de-lolo-fernandez/-lolo-para-el-peru-entero|title='Lolo' para el Perú entero – De Chalaca {{!}} Futbol para el que la conoce|website=dechalaca.com|access-date=21 February 2019}} during a match between Ciclista Lima and Alianza Lima, who are known college rivals. On 17 September 1997, during a match against Sporting Cristal in the Clausura tournament of that year, the university's players wore jerseys with Fernández's image printed on the chest.{{Cite web|url=https://dechalaca.com/informes/curiosidades/con-la-leyenda-en-el-pecho|title=Con la leyenda en el pecho – De Chalaca {{!}} Futbol para el que la conoce|website=dechalaca.com|access-date=21 February 2019}} In 2013, during a celebration of the centennial of his birth, the Chermany Inks: La Kasa Roja gallery presented an exposition of paintings done by nine artists in honor of Fernández.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20210303104523/https://www.fifa.com/news/the-first-king-and-peru-1511746 Lolo Fernández, The first king of La U and Peru]
[http://peru.com/futbol/seleccion/historia/futbolistas/tfernandez.asp History of "Lolo" Fernández] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811135908/http://www.peru.com/futbol/seleccion/historia/futbolistas/tfernandez.asp |date=11 August 2008 }}
[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/35safull.html Southamerican Championship 1935]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/37safull.html Southamerican Championship 1937]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/41safull.html Southamerican Championship 1941]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/42safull.html Southamerican Championship 1942]

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