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Teófilo Cubillas
In this article, the first or paternal family name is Cubillas and the second or maternal family name is Arizaga.
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈofilo kuˈβiʎas]; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's Top 50.[1] He was renowned for his technique, shooting ability and free kick ability.[2] He was considered one of the best players in the world of the 1970s and the best in his position of the decade only behind the Dutch Johan Cruyff. Among his main achievements are the FIFA awards for the best young player and the bronze boot in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, as well as the silver boot and member of the ideal team of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was also champion and best player of the 1975 Copa América. He is regarded one of the best attackin
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Teófilo Cubillas facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Cubillas and the second or maternal family name is Arizaga.
Cubillas with the Peru national football team | |||
| Full name | Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1949-03-08) 8 March 1949 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Lima Province, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Alianza Lima | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1966–1972 | Alianza Lima | 175 | (117) |
| 1973 | Basel | 10 | (3) |
| 1974–1977 | Porto | 85 | (48) |
| 1977–1978 | Alianza Lima | 47 | (35) |
| 1979–1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 139 | (65) |
| 1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) | 9 | (9) |
| 1984 | Alianza Lima | 4 | (4) |
| 1984–1985 | South Florida Sun | 7 | (5) |
| 1987–1988 | Alianza Lima | 13 | (3) |
| 1988 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 12 | (7) |
| 1989 | Miami Sharks | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 506 | (297) | |
| 1968–1982 | Peru | 81 | (28) |
| 1988 | Alianza Lima | ||
• ON 3 JUNE 1978, Peruvian footballer Teófilo Cubillas broke the hearts of fem million Scots with a set-piece of ineffable magic. Moments earlier, Cubillas stood 20-yards away from the Scottish goal, staring down goalkeeper Alan Rough. Rough, like any sane goalkeeper, was expecting the Peruvian to strike the ball around the outside of Scotland’s six-man wall into the right-hand corner. Unfortunately, Rough miscalculated. Juan Muñantes’ dummy lowered the Scots’ guard enough for Cubillas to thunder the ball into the back of the net with the inre of his boot, leaving Rough and Scottish fans utterly speechless. It was one of the greatest goals in World Cup history and demonstrated just how far the man from Peru had come. Born in Lima in March 1949, Cubillas began his footballing career aged 16. Playing for local side Alianza Lima in 1966, Cubillas’s teammates named him ‘El Nene’ (The Baby) owing to his age and boyish looks. Cubillas soon proved that he possessed an ability fa | |||