Luis Rijo

Luis Rijo
Personnel
Surname	Luis Alberto Rijo
birthday	September 28, 1927
place of birth	Uruguay
date of death	May 8, 2001
Place of death	Rivera ,  Uruguay
position	attack
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1950	Central
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
	Uruguay
1 Only league games are given.

Luis Alberto Rijo (born September 28, 1927 - † May 8, 2001 in Rivera ) was a Uruguayan football player .

society

The striker was in the squad of Uruguayan first division club Central in at least 1950 .

National team

Rijo was a member of the Uruguayan national soccer team , took part with her in the soccer world championship in 1950 and became world champion. However, he was not used during the tournament. During the tournament he was supposed to be the substitute for Oscar Omar Míguez .

death

Rijo died on May 8, 2001 at his home in Rivera , but was buried in Montevideo in the Panteón de los Olímpicos in the Buceo cemetery.

successes

• World Champion (1950)

Others

In December 2005 the Uruguayan Post issued a stamp for the 100th anniversary of Central Español's founding, which was provided with the likeness of Rijo, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade and Juan López . These were the three protagonists who represented the club at the 1950 World Cup.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} page no longer available , search in web archives: Profile on www.playerhistory.com , accessed on November 11, 2012
2. ↑ La República : Murió campeón del mundo de 1950, Luis Alberto Rijo (May 10, 2001) (Spanish), accessed November 11, 2012
3. ↑ Sello 100 años - Centenario Central Español ( Memento of August 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish), accessed on November 11, 2012