Adolfo Zumelzú

Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú ( born January 5, 1902 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, † March 29, 1973 ) was an Argentine football player and coach.

Association

The El Vasco ( in German: The Basque ) called Zumelzú came from the San Isidro Club. It formed in 1925 together with Alfieri Tassara and Américo Masetti the defensive Racing Club, with which he was Argentine champion that year. From at least 1927 he was a member of Sportivo Palermo. The season 1930 he spent in rows of Estudiantil Porteño. 1931 are listed in the Argentine Primera División for him seven scoreless inserts for the Tigre.

National

Zumelzú was also a member of the national team of his native country, and took her part in the first World Cup in 1930. While he was there only for the 6:3 against Mexico for use, shot there but two goals and was thus the first Argentinian who succeeded twice to meet at a World Cup match. In the World Cup final against Uruguay he was missing due to injury. Zumelzú also belonged to the winning teams at the Argentine Campeonato Sudamericano 1927 in Peru and 1929 in Argentina. In the Summer Olympics 1928, he won the silver medal with his native country. In total, he completed 13 matches in which he scored three goals. In this context, he also came in the Copa Nicanor R. Newton (1927, 1929, 1929, 1930) and the Copa Caridad Sir Thomas Lipton ( 1928, 1929 ) are used.

Achievements

• Argentine champion in 1925
• 2x winner of the Campeonato Sudamericano (1927 and 1929 )
• Silver medal Olympic Summer Games 1928