Luis De Souza Ferreira
Encyclopedia
Luis Alfonso de Souza Ferreira Huby, (born October 6, 1908 in Lima
— died September 29, 2008 in La Punta
) was a football
forward
player from Peru
who played for Universitario de Deportes
.
Ferreira 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.
finals in Uruguay. In this competition he scored the first goal of one Peruvian team.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
— died September 29, 2008 in La Punta
La Punta
La Punta is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that make up the port city of Callao.It is located in a peninsula in the western part of the province and is almost entirely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, except on its northeastern side, where...
) was a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
player from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
who played for Universitario de Deportes
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
.
Ferreira studied engineering and made his professional debut with Universitario de Deportes
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
in 1926. He remained with the club during his 8 years as a professional footballer.
National team
He played for the Peruvian National Team from 1929 to 1934. In 1930 he represented his country in the 1930 FIFA World Cup1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
finals in Uruguay. In this competition he scored the first goal of one Peruvian team.
See also
- One-club man