Teodoro Fernández
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Fernández with the Peru national team in 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Teodoro Fernández Meyzán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cañete, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 September 1996 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Universitario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–1953 | Universitario | 180 | (156) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1935–1947 | Peru | 32 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.