
They called him El Ciego, and in the 1975 Copa América he answered with a scissor kick against Chile at Matute, still counted among his three great goals for Peru. Peru won that Copa América, its second continental title, and he added a Copa Libertadores final with Universitario in 1972, two World Cups in 1978 and 1982, and 64 caps with 11 goals. Career record: 63 caps and 11 goals for Peru; club career at Elche CF, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, R.F.C. Seraing.
| 1968–1975 | Club Universitario de Deportes |
| 1975–1976 | Elche CF |
| 1976–1977 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz |
| 1978–1980 | Club Sporting Cristal |
| 1980–1984 | Standard Liège |
| 1981–1984 | R.F.C. Seraing |
| 1984–1985 | Club Universitario de Deportes |
| Peru | 63 caps, 11 goals |
Peru legends whose careers overlapped Oblitas's
One rank above: Jefferson Farfán at #11.
One rank below: Juan Joya at #13.
Peru's editorial top five: Teófilo Cubillas · Héctor Chumpitaz · César Cueto · Hugo Sotil · Teodoro Fernández.