Juan Valdivieso

Juan Valdivieso
Personal information
Full nameJuan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla
Date of birthMay 6, 1910
Place of birthLima, Peru
Date of deathMay 2, 2007 (Aged 96)
Place of deathLima, Peru
Playing positionGoalkeeper or forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1921-1941Alianza Lima
National team
1930-1938Peru10(0)
Teams managed
--Deportivo Municipal
--Defensor Lima
--Sport Boys
1954–55Peru
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla (born in Lima, May 6, 1910 – died May 2, 2007)[1] was a Peruvian football goalkeeper and manager.

During his career, he played club football for Alianza Lima. He also made 10 appearances for the Peruvian national team,[2] participating at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and 1936 Summer Olympics.

After retiring as a player, Valdivieso went on to manage a number of clubs in Peru and the Peru national team. He died in 2007 at 96 years old.

His youngest son, Luis Valdivieso Montano, is the current Minister of the Economy and Finance of Peru. His grandson, Juan Pablo Valdivieso, represented Peru in swimming during the 2000[3] and 2004[4] Summer Olympics.

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