Pedro Arispe (30 September 1900 – 4 May 1960), nicknamed ''El Indio'', was a Uruguayan

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. He won a gold medal in the football tournaments at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

and the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. He played in more than 300 matches in the Uruguayan First Division over the course of 17 seasons (1919–1937) for

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, winning the title in 1927 and a runner's-up spot in 1932. He also played for amateur teams Belgrano Oriental, Reformers and Albion del Cerro. He was an assistant coach to Alberto Suppici during 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, ...

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