José Velásquez (footballer, born 1952)

José Manuel Velásquez Castillo (born 4 June 1952 in Lima) is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a midfielder.

José Velásquez
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Velásquez Castillo
Date of birth (1952-06-04) 4 June 1952
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1978 Alianza Lima
1979 Independiente Medellín
1980–1981 Toronto Blizzard 28 (2)
1982 Independiente Medellín
1983–1984 Alianza Lima
1984–1985 Hércules 12 (0)
1986–1987 Deportes Iquique 29 (8)
1987 Alianza Lima
National team
1972–1985 Peru 82 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008

Famed for his elegance, leadership and technical game, along with Víctor Benítez he is recognised as one of Peru's most important defensive midfielders ever.

Club career

At club level he played for Alianza Lima in Peru, where he was part of three league championship winning campaigns (1975, 1977 & 1978). He also played for Independiente Medellín of Colombia, Hércules CF of Spain and Deportes Iquique of Chile.

International career

Nicknamed "El Patrón", he played for the Peru national football team that won the Copa América in 1975[1] and competed at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number six jersey. He played a total of 82 games for Peru between 1972 and 1985, scoring 12 goals.[2]

International goals
Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:[3]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.09.02.77Lima, Peru Hungary1–03–2Friendly
2.09.02.77Lima, Peru Hungary3–13–2Friendly
3.12.03.77Lima, Peru Ecuador2–12–1World Cup Qualifier
4.29.05.77Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti6–06–0Friendly
5.17.07.77Cali, Colombia Bolivia1–05–0World Cup Qualifier
6.17.07.77Cali, Colombia Bolivia3–05–0World Cup Qualifier
7.11.06.78Córdoba, Argentina Iran1–04–11978 FIFA World Cup
8.17.05.82Lima, Peru Romania1–02–0Friendly
9.24.02.85Santiago, Chile Chile1–12–1Friendly
10.27.02.85Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay2–12–2Friendly
11.23.04.85Lima, Peru Uruguay1–02–1Friendly
12.30.06.85Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina1–12–2World Cup Qualifier

Honours

Club
Alianza Lima

International
Peru national football team

References
  1. rsssf: Copa América 1975
  2. rsssf: peru record international footballers Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. José Velásquez - International Appearances
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