the government the highest honors bestowed on an athlete. President Manuel Odría (1948–56), bestowed on him the Laureles Deportivos en Primera Clase for his outstanding career in Peruvian soccer. The Club Universitario de Deportes named their stadium after him. This stadium was opened officially 20 July of the same year with a friendly match against the University of Chile. The municipal stadium of the city of San Vicente de Cañete, on the central coast of Peru, is also named after him, along with a section of the Maison de Santé clinic where he spent the last months of his life. The Peruvian composer Lorenzo Humberto Sotomayor dedicated his work Lolo Fernández to Fernández. Another work in his honor is the dance El Taita Lolo Fernández with music by Alcides Carreño and lyrics by Fernando Soria. In September 1996, one week following his passing, a banner was displayed with the phrase "Lolo Hasta Siempre Alianza Presente" during a match between Ciclista Lima and Alianza Lima, who are known college rivals. On 17 September 1997, during a match against Sporting Cristal in the Clausura tournament of that year, the university's players wore jerseys with Fernández's image printed on the chest. In 2013, during a celebration of the centennial of his birth, the Chermany Inks: La Kasa Roja gallery presented an exposition of paintings done by nine artists in honor of Fernández. References External links Lolo Fernández, The first king of La U and Peru History of "Lolo" Fernández Southamerican Championship 1935 Southamerican Championship 1937 Southamerican Championship 1941 Southamerican Championship 1942 1913 births 1996 deaths People from Lima Region Association football forwards Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Peru Peruvian Primera División players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Copa América-winning players