Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú (5 January 1902 – 29 March 1973) was an Argentina footballer who played as a half-back.
Club career Zumelzú played club football for Tigre and Sportivo Palermo. He was a dominant right footed winger, but converted 13/17 penalties for Tigre with his left.
International career He represented the Argentina at the South American Championship 1927RSSSF South American Championships 1927 and the South American Championship 1929RSSSF South American Championship 1929 both won by Argentina.
He was part of the team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. Argentina lost the final against Uruguay.
Zumelzú also participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup,RSSSF 1930 World Cup where Argentina finished second behind Uruguay. He scored two goals in the tournament. He was unable to play in the World Cup final due to injury, severely impacting their performance.
Career statistics Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zumelzú goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Adolfo ZumelzúNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 3 November 1929 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2–0 3–0 1929 South American Championship2 3–03 19 July 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 2–0 6–3 1930 FIFA World Cup4 5–1
Honours Racing Club Argentine Primera División: 1925 AAmF
Argentina Copa América: 1927, 1929 Summer Olympics silver medal: 1928 FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1930
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