Adolfo Zumelzú

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Adolfo Zumelzú

Full name	Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú
Date of birth	January 5, 1902
Place of birth	Argentina
Date of death	March 29, 1973
Playing position	Half-back
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Tigre Sportivo Palermo	? (?) ? (?)
National team
1927-1930	Argentina	13 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Argentina
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver	1928 Amsterdam	Team Competition

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

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 also played in the 1928 Olympic football tournament where Argentina also lost the final against Uruguay.

He played club football for Tigre and Sportivo Palermo.

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v • d • e Argentina squad - 1930 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

GK Bossio • GK Botasso • FW Cherro • DF Chividini • FW Demaría • DF Della Torre • DF J. Evaristo • FW M. Evaristo • FW Ferreira • MF Monti • DF Muttis • DF Orlandini • DF Paternoster • FW Perinetti • FW Peucelle • DF Piaggio • FW Scopelli • FW Spadaro • FW Stábile • MF Suárez • FW Varallo • DF Zumelzú • Coach: Olazar & Tramutola