Víctor Salas (footballer, born 1935)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salas and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

For the Spanish footballer, see Víctor Salas (footballer, born 1980).

Víctor Salas Escobar (29 March 1935 – 3 April 2021) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as defender.

Víctor Salas

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Salas Escobar
Date of birth	29 March 1935
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	3 April 2021(2021-04-03) (aged 86)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
	Universitario
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1965	Universitario
International career
1954	Peru U-20
1955–1957	Peru	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club career

Nicknamed Monín, Víctor Salas played his entire career for Universitario de Deportes of Lima. He was crowned Peruvian champion twice, in 1959 and 1960.

International career

Salas played in the first South American Youth Football Championship in 1954 in Venezuela, under the guidance of Raúl Chappell.

The following year, he was called up to the Peruvian national team and earned 17 caps (without scoring) between 1955 and 1957. He notably participated in three South American Championships in 1955, 1956, and 1957.

Honours

Universitario de Deportes

• Peruvian Primera División (2): 1959, 1960

External links

• Víctor Salas at National-Football-Teams.com