Teófilo Cubillas

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Teófilo Cubillas (born March 8, 1949 near Puente Piedra, Lima, Peru) is a former Peruvian football player. He is considered the greatest Peruvian footballer ever.

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[edit] Biography

Nicknamed "Nene" (baby), Cubillas' career began with the Peruvian club Alianza Lima at the age of 16. When he was 20, he helped Peru advance to the quarterfinals of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. In 1972 he was voted "South American Footballer of the Year". The following year he left his homeland to play for Swiss soccer club FC Basel, signing a contract for $97,000. Unable to settle in Switzerland, Cubillas moved to Portuguese club FC Porto with a $200,000 contract.

Peru was not able to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany, but a year later Cubillas helped the Peruvian team gain a second South American title, with two goals that helped Peru beat Brazil 3-1 in the semifinals. In the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Peru advanced to the second phase of the tournament due to the goals of "Nene". He has the most goals of any Peruvian football player in FIFA World Cup competition, with 10 goals. He scored 26 goals in 81 matches for the Peruvian national team, which remains the all-time record in goals for his country.

Cubillas returned to his old team Alianza, and in 1979 he signed with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. In 5 NASL seasons he scored 65 goals, including 3 goals in 7 minutes against the Los Angeles Aztecs in 1981. He was in the Peruvian national team's squad for 1982 FIFA World Cup. However, they were knocked out in the first round, despite draws with both Cameroon and Italy. Months later he retired from the Peru national team.

He made a return from retirement to play for his first club, Alianza Lima, after its entire team died in an aircraft crash in the ocean in front of Ventanilla, Lima, on December 8th 1987, the biggest player-related disaster in the history of Peruvian football. He played a few matches mostly as a sign of both respect for the fallen and hope for the supporters.

Cubillas currently resides in Coral Springs, Florida, where he owns a youth soccer camp. He was the only Peruvian named by Pelé as one of the 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004 [1].

[edit] Honours

[edit] International Team Honours & Titles

[edit] Information on Goals & Matches

  • 26 goals in 81 class "A" international matches, of which 45 were with the Peruvian team
  • Tied for 7th place in the all-time World Cup goalscorers list with 10 goals (as of 2002 World Cup)
  • He is one of two players in World Cup history to score at least 5 goals in each of 2 World Cups (1970, 1978). Miroslav Klose is the only other player to have achieved the feat (2002, 2006).
  • Peruvian team: 117 matches, 45 goals.
  • Alianza Lima: 295 goals.
  • 2 times top goal maker of the Peruvian league (1966, 1971)
  • 16th place in the NASL all time players, with 179 points, 5 seasons, 120 matches and 59 goals.

[edit] World Cup Goals

1970

  • 1st round: 1st match v. Bulgaria (1)
  • 1st round: 2nd match v. Morocco (2)
  • 1st round: 3rd match v. West Germany (1)
  • Quarter-final v. Brazil (1)

1978

  • 1st round: 1st match v. Scotland (2)
  • 1st round: 3rd match v. Iran (3)

[edit] Awards

  • Champion Alianza Lima: 1977 & 1978
  • South American MVP 1972
  • Best Forward NASL 1981
  • 11th place in the all-time top players according to the Argentinian magazine "El Gráfico"
  • Member of the All-Star team of the NASL in 1981
  • Member of the 2nd all-time team of the NASL
  • "Botín de Plata" (Silver Boot) in the world cup Argentina 1978 for being the 2nd top scorer in that tournament.
Peru Peru squad - 1970 World Cup Quarter Finalists Peru

1 Rubinos | 2 Campos | 3 de la Torre | 4 Chumpitaz | 5 Fuentes | 6 Mifflin | 7 Challe | 8 Baylon | 9 Leon | 10 Cubillas | 11 Gallardo | 12 Correa | 13 P. Gonzalez | 14 Fernandez | 15 J. Gonzalez | 16 Salinas | 17 Cruzado | 18 del Castillo | 19 Reyes | 20 Sotil | 21 Goyzueta | 22 Ramirez | Coach: Didi
Peru Peru squad - 1978 World Cup Peru

1 Sartor | 2 Duarte | 3 Manzo | 4 Chumpitaz | 5 Diaz | 6 Velásquez | 7 Muñante | 8 Cueto | 9 P. Rojas | 10 Cubillas | 11 Oblitas | 12 Mosquera | 13 Cáceres | 14 Navarro | 15 Leguía | 16 Gorriti | 17 Quesada | 18 Labarthe | 19 La Rosa | 20 Sotil | 21 Quiroga | 22 R. Rojas | Coach: Medrano
Peru Peru squad - 1982 World Cup Peru

1 Acasuzo | 2 Duarte | 3 Salguero | 4 Gastulo | 5 Leguía | 6 Velásquez | 7 Barbadillo | 8 Cueto | 9 Uribe | 10 Cubillas | 11 Oblitas | 12 Gonzalez | 13 Arizaga | 14 Gutierrez | 15 Díaz | 16 Olaechea | 17 Navarro | 18 Malasquez | 19 La Rosa | 20 Rojas | 21 Quiroga | 22 Reyna | Coach: Tim
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