Pedro Pablo León
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Pablo León García | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1970 | Alianza Lima | 227 | (104) |
| 1971–1972 | Barcelona SC | 49 | (24) |
| 1973–1974 | Deportivo Galicia | 33 | (16) |
| 1975 | Deportivo Municipal | 14 | (7) |
| 1976 | Juan Aurich | 9 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1963–1973 | Peru | 49 | (15) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Pedro Pablo León García (born March 6, 1943), also known as Pedro "Perico" León, is a retired Peruvian footballer.
Career
León made 49 appearances for the Peru national football team between 1963 and 1973.[2] He then started in the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the Peru national football team, along with Teofilo Cubillas, Roberto Challe and Hugo Sotil.
At club level, León played most of his career for Alianza Lima in Peru. He also played in Ecuador for Barcelona Sporting Club and Deportivo Galicia.
Perico León was a strong striker of playful skills and a unique ability to effectively use the score with his head. His ability to create technical plays often allowed him to go back and aid his team mates, thus making him quite a complete player with the possibility to serve as both a good midfielder and an excellent forward. Due to this, Pedro Pablo León is often considered one of the best forwards in the history of Peruvian football. Now lives in Miami, Florida and enjoys watching his grandson Brian Jair León play soccer for the variety high school soccer team in Nevada. His grandson is following his grandpas footsteps of becoming a professional footballer.
Honours
Individual awards
- Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1963, 1967 [3]
References
- ↑ http://usa.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/pedro-leon-person/
- ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ↑ Peruvian League: Top Scorer
External links
- Pedro Pablo León at National-Football-Teams.com
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