Héctor Chumpitaz vs José Velásquez
Peru against Peru. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Héctor Chumpitaz
Peru · 1970–78 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Peru
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 105 · 3 goals
- Clubs
- Club Universitario de Deportes, Atlas, Club Sporting Cristal
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.
José Velásquez
Peru · 1975–78 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Peru
- #10 of 33
A header in Córdoba on 11 June 1978 was his contribution to the 4-1 win over Iran that took Peru into the second round, by which time the country had long since settled on calling him El Patrón. He won the 1975 Copa América with Peru, three Peruvian championships with Alianza Lima in 1975, 1977 and 1978, and made 82 appearances for his country over thirteen years.
The verdict
The almanac puts Héctor Chumpitaz ahead by 3 rating points, 90 against 87.
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