La Luz Tacurú FC
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La Luz Fútbol Club was a football
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 club from Montevideo
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 in Uruguay
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. Currently unaffiliated in professional football.

History

It all started in and around Faustino Fernández's bar, located in the village "Aires Puros", it was one of the few buildings that had electricity by 1929 in that zone. A group of "football lovers" were always at the bar, where they shared their dreams. Among them, there were Luis Rivero, Luis Enrico, and José Ruecco. By April 1929, they founded La Luz Fútbol Club, adopting white jerseys. La Luz meaning the "Light" of the bar, where the used to hang out and dreamed about having their own club to be able to play in a league.

Famous players

Jair Rosa
Jair Rosa
Jair Rosa full name Jair Rosa Pereyra , is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for River Plate in Uruguayan First Division. -External links:...

 Jorge Delgado
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 Marcelo Garate Daniel Martínez
Daniel Sebastián Martínez
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