Segundo Luna

Segundo Luna
Segundo Luna in 1926
Personal information
Full name Segundo Nepomuceno Gómez
Date of birth (1902-04-20)20 April 1902
Place of birth Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1928 Mitre
1929–1930 Newell's Old Boys
1931 Rosario Central
International career
1927–1928 Argentina 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

Segundo Luna (born 20 April 1902) was an Argentine footballer, born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. He was the first Santiagueño (person who was born in Santiago del Estero) to play in Argentina's national football team as well as the first to play in an international tournament. Luna's team finished second in the Athletic Club Students Cultural Football League. He then joined the international football team in 1927, the year before the Olympics in Amsterdam. His first tournament was the 1927 South American Championship, in Lima, Peru, where Argentina qualified for the 1928 Olympics.[1] The name 'Segundo Luna' means 'Second Moon' in Spanish.

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