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Alfredo Ghierra

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Alfredo Ghierra
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Juan Ghierra Calcagno[1]
Date of birth 31 August 1891
Date of death 16 November 1973
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Universal
Nacional
International career
1923–1926 Uruguay 11 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team Competition
South American Championship
Winner 1923 Uruguay Team
Winner 1924 Uruguay Team
Winner 1926 Chile Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Juan Ghierra Calcagno (31 August 1891 – 16 November 1973) was an Uruguayan footballer who played for the Uruguay national team.[2]

He was a member of the squads which won the gold medal in the 1924 Olympics,[3] as well as the South American Championship (today's Copa América) three consecutive times: 1923, 1924 and 1926 (they withdrew from the 1925 edition).[4]

Ghierra played club football for Universal and Nacional.

References

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  1. ^ "Ghierra, Alfredo".
  2. ^ databaseOlympics.com Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Alfredo Ghierra". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Alfredo Ghierra". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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