Luis de Souza

Luis de Souza
Personal information
Full name	Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreira Huby
Date of birth	October 6, 1908
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	September 29, 2008 (aged 99)
Place of death	La Punta, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Universitario
Senior career*
Years	Team
1926–1934	Universitario
International career
1929–1934	Peru
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreira Huby (October 6, 1908, in Lima – September 29, 2008, in La Punta) was a football forward player from Peru who played for Universitario de Deportes.

Club career

Souza studied engineering and made his professional debut with Universitario de Deportes in 1926. He remained with the club during his 8 years as a professional footballer.

International career

He played for the Peru National Team from 1929 to 1934. In 1930 he represented his country in the 1930 FIFA World Cup finals in Uruguay. In this competition he scored the first-ever Peruvian World Cup goal.^[1]

International goals

Peru's goal tally first


#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 July 1930	Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay	Romania	1–1	1–3	1930 FIFA World Cup

Personal life

Death

Don Lucho died September 2008, only a few days short of his 100th birthday.^[2]

References

^ Luis de Souza – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Murió legendario Luis de Souza – La Republica (in Spanish)

External links

Luis de Souza at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Luis de Souza – FIFA competition record (archived)

[2] Murió legendario Luis de Souza – La Republica (in Spanish)

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