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07 / Peru · 1965–1977
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07 / Peru · 1965–1977Julio Meléndez
Caps · Peru
35
Goals · Peru
0
Life
1942
Clubs
Club Atletico Defensor Lima 1931, Sport Boys, Defensor Arica
#7
Editorial rank of 33 for Peru
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
La 12 sang him his own chant at the Bombonera, y ya lo ve, es el peruano y su ballet, and Boca Juniors, who signed him in 1968, ended up putting the captain's armband on a Peruvian centre-back. Career record: 35 caps and 0 goals for Peru; club career at Club Atletico Defensor Lima 1931, Sport Boys, Defensor Arica.
Career record
| 1961–1962 | Club Atletico Defensor Lima 1931 |
| 1963–1964 | Sport Boys |
| 1965–1967 | Defensor Arica |
| 1968–1972 | Boca Juniors |
| 1972–1972 | Defensor Arica |
| 1973–1973 | Atlético Chalaco |
| 1974–1974 | José Pardo de Tumán |
| 1975–1977 | Club Juan Aurich |
| Peru | 35 caps, 0 goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · Peru checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · Peru checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
Peru legends whose careers overlapped Meléndez's
Around Meléndez in the almanac
One rank above: Julio César Uribe at #6.
One rank below: Paolo Guerrero at #8.
Peru's editorial top five: Teófilo Cubillas · Héctor Chumpitaz · César Cueto · Hugo Sotil · Teodoro Fernández.