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Héctor Chumpitaz
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Peru · 1970–78

Héctor Chumpitaz

Legend CB, also CDM Right-footed leaderanchor
Rating
90
Caps
105
Goals
3
Life
1944
Clubs
Club Universitario de Deportes, Atlas, Club Sporting Cristal
#2
Editorial rank of 33 for Peru
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Peru's captain for the better part of fifteen years, he led an all-star Americas XI out at the Camp Nou on 31 October 1973 against Europe's best, converted the equalising penalty, and left Barcelona with the name that stuck, Capitán de América. He won the Copa América in 1975, reached the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup and returned in 1978, and took five Peruvian titles at Universitario and three at Sporting Cristal across 105 caps. Career record: 105 caps and 3 goals for Peru; club career at Club Universitario de Deportes, Atlas, Club Sporting Cristal.

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Career record

1964–1965Club Deportivo Municipal
1966–1975Club Universitario de Deportes
1975–1977Atlas
1977–1984Club Sporting Cristal
Peru105 caps, 3 goals

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Around Chumpitaz in the almanac

One rank above: Teófilo Cubillas at #1.

One rank below: César Cueto at #3.

Peru's editorial top five: Teófilo Cubillas · Héctor Chumpitaz · César Cueto · Hugo Sotil · Teodoro Fernández.