Eusebio Tejera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tejera and the second or maternal family name is Kirkerup.
Eusebio Tejera
Eusebio Tejera in 1948
Personal information
Full name Eusebio Ramón Tejera Kirkerup
Date of birth (1922-01-06)January 6, 1922
Place of birth Uruguay
Date of death November 9, 2002(2002-11-09) (aged 80)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1945 River Plate Montevideo
1945–1950 Nacional
1950–1951 Cúcuta Deportivo
1951–1955 Defensor Sporting
International career
1945–1954 Uruguay 31 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eusebio Ramón Tejera Kirkerup [1] (6 January 1922 in Montevideo – 9 November 2002) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender.

From 1945 to 1950 he played for Club Nacional de Football, winning the Uruguayan championship in 1946, 47 and 50. He also earned 31 caps for the Uruguay national football team from 1945 to 1954. He was part of Uruguay's championship team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, known for the final match dubbed the Maracanazo, and also participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

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