Jorge Alcalde

Jorge Alcalde
Personal information
Full nameJorge Alcalde Millos
Date of birth5 December 1916
Place of birthCallao, Peru
Date of death25 June 1990 (aged 73)
Place of deathLima, Peru
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionInside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1933–1938Sport Boys38(37)
1939–1942River Plate49(18)
1943–1945Banfield57(22)
1945–1946Talleres (RE)21(9)
1946Liverpool Montevideo16(8)
1947Club Deportivo Municipal20(16)
1948–1949Universitario37(28)
1950Sport Boys15(9)
National team
1935–1939Peru15(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos (14 November 1916 – 25 June 1990) was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.

Biography

Alcalde was part of the Peru squad that won the Copa America 1939 and was the second highest goal scorer with 5 goals. He made 15 appearances and scored 13 goals for the Peru national football team.[1] The Peruvian newspaper El Comercio and El Callao considered him the best soccer player of the Copa America 1939.[2]

Honors

Team

Season Team Title
1935 Sport Boys Peruvian League
1937 Sport Boys Peruvian League
1938 Peru National Team Bolivarian Games
1939 Peru National Team Copa America
1941 River Plate Primera División Argentina
1942 River Plate Primera División Argentina
1949 Universitario Peruvian League

Individual awards

References