Manuel Ferreira (22 October 1905 – 29 July 1983) was an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

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Ferreira was part of the Argentine squad that won the football silver medal

Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament, won by Uruguay against Argentina, would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.-Medalists:-Background:...

 at the 1928 Olympic tournament

Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament, won by Uruguay against Argentina, would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.-Medalists:-Background:...

. He also captained the Argentine team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup

1930 FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...

 finals, in which Argentina finished as runner-up.

Ferreira won the Copa America

Copa América

The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

 championship with Argentina in 1929 and also won the Copa Newton

Copa Newton

Copa Newton is a football trophy contested between Argentina and Uruguay. It has been contested 27 times between 1906 and 1976.-History:Copa Newton was first contested in 1906, one year after Copa Lipton was first played...

 in 1927 and 1928.

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