José Velásquez (footballer)

José Velásquez
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Velásquez Castillo
Date of birth	June 4, 1952 (1952-06-04) (age 59)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1971–1978	Alianza Lima
1979	Independiente Medellín
1980–1981	Toronto Blizzard	28	(2)
1982	Independiente Medellín
1983–1984	Alianza Lima
1984–1985	Hércules CF
1986	Deportes Iquique
National team
1972–1985	Peru	82	(12)
* 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, 1952 in Lima) is a retired football midfielder from Peru. Nicknamed "El Patrón", he played for the Peru national football team that won the Copa América in 1975^[1] and competed 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]

Famous by its elegance, leadership and technical game, with Víctor Benítez, is recognized as Peru's most important defensive midfielders.

Career

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

Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	09.02.77	Lima, Peru	Hungary	1-0	3-2	Friendly
2.	09.02.77	Lima, Peru	Hungary	3-1	3-2	Friendly
3.	12.03.77	Lima, Peru	Ecuador	2-1	2-1	World Cup Qualifier
4.	29.05.77	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Haiti	6-0	6-0	Friendly
5.	17.07.77	Cali, Colombia	Bolivia	1-0	5-0	World Cup Qualifier
6.	17.07.77	Cali, Colombia	Bolivia	3-0	5-0	World Cup Qualifier
7.	11.06.78	Córdoba, Argentina	Iran	1-0	4-1	1978 FIFA World Cup
8.	17.05.82	Lima, Peru	Romania	1-0	2-0	Friendly
9.	24.02.85	Santiago, Chile	Chile	1-1	2-1	Friendly
10.	27.02.85	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	2-1	2-2	Friendly
11.	23.04.85	Lima, Peru	Uruguay	1-0	2-1	Friendly
12.	30.06.85	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	1-1	2-2	World Cup Qualifier

Peru squads

Peru squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup

1 Sartor 2 Duarte 3 Manzo 4 Chumpitaz (c) 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

Peru squad – Copa América 1975 Winners (2nd Title)

1 Acasuzo 2 Aparicio 3 Barbadillo 4 Casaretto 5 Cubillas 6 Chumpitaz 7 Cueto 8 Díaz 9 González Ganoza 10 Mélendez 11 Navarro 12 Oblitas 13 Ojeda 14 Párraga 15 Quesada 16 Ramírez 17 Rojas 18 Ruiz 19 Sartor 20 Soria 21 Sotil 22 Velásquez Coach: Calderon

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 (c) 16 Olaechea 17 Navarro 18 Malásquez 19 La Rosa 20 Rojas 21 Quiroga 22 Reyna Coach: Tim