Luis de Souza Ferreira

Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreira Huby (born October 6, 1908 in Lima – died September 29, 2008 in La Punta) was a football forward player from Peru who played for Universitario de Deportes.

Luis de Souza Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreira Huby
Date of birth (1908-10-06)October 6, 1908
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death September 29, 2008(2008-09-29) (aged 99)
Place of death La Punta, Peru
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1934 Universitario
National team
1929–1934 Peru 2 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Souza studied engineering and made his professional debut with Universitario de Deportes in 1926. He remained with the club during his 8 years as a professional footballer.

International career

He played for the Peru National Team from 1929 to 1934. In 1930 he represented his country in the 1930 FIFA World Cup finals in Uruguay. In this competition he scored the first goal ever Peruvian World Cup goal.[1]

International goals

Peru's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 July 1930Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay Romania1–11–31930 FIFA World Cup

Personal life

Death

Don Lucho died in September 2008, only a few days short of his 100th birthday.[2]

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See also

References
  1. Luis de Souza Ferreira – FIFA competition record
  2. Murió legendario Luis de Souza – La Republica (in Spanish)


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