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)
Position(s) 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
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1930 UruguayNational Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú (5 January 1902 – 29 March 1973) was a football player from Argentina.

Club career

He played club football for Tigre and Sportivo Palermo.

International career

South American Championship

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

1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

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]

1930 FIFA World Cup

Zumelzú also participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup,[5] where Argentina finished second behind Uruguay. He scored two goals in the tournament.

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 November 1929Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina Peru2–03–01929 South American Championship
2.3–0
3.19 July 1930Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Mexico2–06–31930 FIFA World Cup
4.5–1

Honours

Racing
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


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