Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

José Nasazzi Biography and Timeline

Follow José Nasazzi through 2 dated historical records for Uruguay.

José Nasazzi, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1924–1930Years on this page

1924

First Olympic Gold Captaincy

Defender · Paris · Sport / Football

Nasazzi captains Uruguay to the Olympic football championship in Paris, leading an organised defence during a tournament that earns worldwide recognition.

1930

World Cup Winner

Captain · Montevideo · Sport / Football

José Nasazzi captains Uruguay to a 4-2 victory over Argentina in Montevideo and becomes the first captain to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.