Domingo Tejera (July 9, 1899 – July 18, 1969)Biography of Domingo Tejera
was a

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player from

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. He was born in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

. He was part of the

team that won the gold medal at the

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, and the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, ...

held in Uruguay. Tejera played club football for

Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera. Beside football, the cl ...

. He made over 200 appearances and won the Uruguayan league twice with Montevideo Wanderers. Tejera made 17 appearances for the

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from 1922 to 1932. He won the

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prior to making his international debut, a tournament in which he was part of the squad but did not feature in any matches.

References

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