 The Uruguay national team at the 1950 World Cup. Tejera is the third from left standing. | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eusebio Ramón Tejera Kirkerup | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 6, 1922 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | November 9, 2002 (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
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| *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.
