Luis de Souza Ferreira


Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreira Huby was a football forward player from Peru who played for Universitario de Deportes.

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.

International goals

Peru's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 July 1930Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay1–11–31930 FIFA World Cup

Personal life

Death

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