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Full name | Domingo Tejera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | July 22, 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | June 30, 1969 | (aged 69)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montevideo Wanderers | 200+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1922–1932 | Uruguay | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Domingo Tejera (July 22, 1899 in Montevideo – June 30, 1969) was a football player from Uruguay.[1] He was part of the Uruguay team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]