Juan Valdivieso

Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla (May 6, 1910 – May 2, 2007)[2] was a Peruvian football goalkeeper and manager.

Juan Valdivieso
Personal information
Full name Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla
Date of birth (1910-05-06)May 6, 1910
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death May 2, 2007(2007-05-02) (aged 96)
Place of death Lima, Peru
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper or forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1941 Alianza Lima
National team
1930–1938 Peru 10 (0)
Teams managed
Deportivo Municipal
Defensor Lima
Sport Boys
1954–1955 Peru
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club

During his career, he played club football for Alianza Lima.

International

He made 10 appearances for the Peru national football team,[3] participating at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Valdivieso went on to manage a number of clubs in Peru and the Peru national team.

Personal life

His youngest son, Luis Valdivieso Montano, is the current Minister of the Economy and Finance of Peru. His grandson, Juan Pablo Valdivieso, represented Peru in swimming during the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

He died in 2007 at 96 years old.

References
  1. "Juan Valdivieso". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. "La Republica article". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  3. rsssf: Peru record international footballers Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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