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2 unusual facts about Peru national football team


1981 Torneo Descentralizado

This dubbed regional tournament was contested in this season because the Peru national football team was using domestic players in preparation for the 1982 World Cup Qualifiers.

Joey Leonetti

He earned his last cap for the national team in a 4-1 loss to Peru on October 16, 1996.


Alberto Junior Rodríguez

Rodríguez started representing Peru during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and quickly became a defensive cornerstone for the national side, representing it at the 2007 Copa América in an eventual quarterfinal exit.

Alfredo Quesada

Alfredo Quesada Farías (born 22 September 1949) is a Peruvian football midfielder who played for Peru in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

José Luis Chacón

José Luis Chacón (born 6 November 1971 in Callao) is a Peruvian football defender, who obtained three caps during his career for the Peru national football team.

Juan Arango

In the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, he helped the Vinotinto finish a best-ever fourth in the continental competition, scoring in the last match, a 1–4 loss against Peru, in what was his 100th international cap.

Óscar Ibáñez

Óscar Manuel Ibáñez Holzmann (born August 8, 1967 in Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina) is a Peruvian football goalkeeper, who made his debut for the national team on April 18, 1998.

Osvaldo Martínez

His first game for the side came on 15 October 2008, in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying match in Asunción against Peru.

Oswaldo Ramírez

He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and he helped Peru win the 1975 Copa América.

Ricardo Sanabria

Sanabria obtained his only cap for the Paraguay national football team on 15 August 1993 in a World Cup qualifying match against Peru (2-1 win), substituting Luis Alberto Monzón in the 83rd minute.

Stuart Kennedy

He was selected in the Scotland squad for the 1978 World Cup, where he played in the games against Peru and The Netherlands.


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