Ramón Quiroga

Ramón Quiroga
Personal information
Full name Ramón Quiroga Arancibia
Date of birth (1950-07-23) 23 July 1950
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1973 Rosario Central
1973–1975 Sporting Cristal
1975–1976 Independiente
1976–1983 Sporting Cristal
1983–1984 Barcelona SC
1984–1985 CNI
1985–1986 Universitario de Deportes
National team
1977–1985 Peru 40 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Ramón Quiroga Arancibia (born 23 July 1950 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine-born Peruvian former football goalkeeper, who was nicknamed "El Loco" in Peru and "Chupete" in Argentina. He obtained 40 caps playing for the Peru national football team.[1] He began his career playing for the Argentine club Rosario Central. He is currently a youth coach for the Peruvian club Cienciano.

Quiroga is perhaps best remembered for his appearance at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in a match against Poland, when he ran all the way to the opposition half and fouled Grzegorz Lato, receiving a yellow card in the process.[2] In that tournament, he also conceded 6 goals in the match against Argentina, his birth country. As a result of this, Argentina advanced to the final over Brazil, leading to some of accusing the teams of collusion, which both teams denied.

References

  1. Pierrend, José Luis (28 May 2009). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. "World Cup finals in goalie's hands". The Deseret News. 20 June 1978.

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