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Pedro Pablo León

Pedro Pablo León García (29 June 1943 – 9 May 2020), also known as Perico León, was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Perico León
Personal information
Full name Pedro Pablo León García
Date of birth (1943-06-29)29 June 1943[1]
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death 9 May 2020(2020-05-09) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death Lima
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1970 Alianza Lima 227 (104)
1971–1972 Barcelona SC 49 (24)
1973–1974 Deportivo Galicia 33 (16)
1975 Deportivo Municipal 14 (7)
1976 Juan Aurich 9 (4)
Total 332 (155)
International career
1963–1973 Peru 49 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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León made 49 appearances for the Peru national team between 1963 and 1973.[3] He then started in the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the Peru national football team, along with Teófilo Cubillas, Roberto Challe and Hugo Sotil.

At club level, León played most of his career for Alianza Lima in Peru. He also played in Ecuador for Barcelona Sporting Club and in Venezuela for Deportivo Galicia.

Playing style

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Perico León was a striker with the ability to effectively score with his head. His ability to create technical plays often allowed him to go back and aid his teammates, thus making him quite a complete player with the possibility to serve as both a midfielder and a forward.

Personal life

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He lived in Miami, Florida, and enjoyed watching his grandson Brian Jair León play soccer for the Varsity high school soccer team in Nevada. His grandson is following in his grandfather's footsteps of becoming a professional footballer.

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 March 1963La Paz, Bolivia Ecuador1–12–11963 South American Championship
2.21 March 1963 Bolivia1–22–3
3.2 June 1965Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela3–16–31966 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.4–2
5.5–2
6.14 July 1968Lima, Peru Brazil1–03–4Friendly
7.2–0
8.9 May 1969Bogotá, Colombia Colombia3–13–1
9.20 May 1969Mexico City, Mexico Mexico1–01–0
10.27 June 1969Lima, Peru Uruguay1–01–0
11.18 July 1969 Paraguay2–02–1
12.3 August 1969 Argentina1–01–01970 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.18 March 1970León, Mexico Mexico1–03–3Friendly
14.3–3
15.18 April 1970Lima, Peru Uruguay3–04–2

Honours

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References

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