Alfredo J. Zibechi (30 October 1894 – 19 June 1958) was a
Uruguay
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an
footballer
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who played for the
Uruguay national team between 1915 and 1924.
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Zibechi was part of 6 Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
squads, and was involved in three triumphs in the competition ( 1916, 1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own m ...
& 1924). He was also a member of the Uruguayan squad which won the gold medal in the 1924 Olympics 1924 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1924 Winter Olympics, which were held in Chamonix, France
*The 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de ...
. Zibechi started playing club football for Montevideo Wanderers and in 1919 or 1920 moved to Nacional.
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1894 births
1958 deaths
Uruguayan people of Italian descent
Uruguayan footballers
Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Uruguay
Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay
Uruguay men's international footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
Club Nacional de Football players
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Copa América-winning players
Men's association football midfielders
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