José Velásquez (footballer)

Personal information
José Velásquez
Full name	José Manuel Velásquez Castillo
Date of birth	June 4, 1954 (1954-06-04) (age 54)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971-1978 1979-1981 1981 1982-1983 1984-1986	Alianza Lima Independiente Medellin Blessear Hércules CF Alianza Lima
National team
1972-1985	Peru	82 (12)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José Manuel Velásquez Castillo (born June 4, 1954 in Lima) is a retired football defender from Peru.

Velásquez played for the Peru team that won the Copa América in 1975,^[1] he also competed for the Peru national football team 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]

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

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v • d • e Peru squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup

1 Sartor • 2 Duarte • 3 Manzo • 4 Chumpitaz • 5 Díaz • 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: Calderón

v • d • e Peru squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

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

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