Adolfo Zumelzú

Adolfo Zumelzú

Adolfo Zumelzú in 1929.
Personal information
Full name	Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú
Date of birth	5 January 1902
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	29 March 1973
Playing position	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Tigre	?	(?)
–	Sportivo Palermo	?	(?)
National team
1927–1930	Argentina	13	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2007.

Medal record
Olympic Games
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
	1928 Amsterdam	Team Competition

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

Career

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

Zumelzú also participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup,^[3] where Argentina finished second behind Uruguay. He scored two goals in the tournament. He played club football for Tigre and Sportivo Palermo.

1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

He played on the team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics. Argentina lost the final against Uruguay.^[4]

International goals

Argentina's goal tally first

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 November 1929	Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Peru	2–0	3–0	1929 South American Championship
2.				3–0
3.	19 July 1930	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Mexico	2–0	6–3	1930 FIFA World Cup
4.				5–1

References

1. RSSSF South American Championships 1927
2. RSSSF South American Championship 1929
3. RSSSF 1930 World Cup Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Football at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2016.