Manuel Ferreira (footballer)

Manuel Ferreira
	Ferreira c. 1936
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Ferreira
Date of birth	22 October 1905
Place of birth	Trenque Lauquen, Argentina
Date of death	29 July 1983 (aged 77)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
–	Trenque Lauquen
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1955	Estudiantes de La Plata
Representing Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA World Cup
Olympic Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Manuel ("Nolo") Ferreira (22 October 1905 – 29 July 1983) was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team.

Ferreira was part of the Argentine squad that won the football silver medal at the 1928 Olympic tournament. He also captained the Argentine team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup finals, in which Argentina finished as runner-up.

Ferreira won the Copa America championship with Argentina in 1929[1] and also won the Copa Newton in 1927 and 1928.

References

Media related to Manuel Ferreira at Wikimedia Commons
Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)

Ferreira in Estudiantes colours

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