Pedro Pablo León

Pedro Pablo León

Pedro Pablo León, was a Peruvian footballer.
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Pablo León García
Date of birth	(1943-06-29)29 June 1943[1]
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	9 May 2020(2020-05-09) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death	Lima
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1970	Alianza Lima	227	(104)
1971–1972	Barcelona SC	49	(24)
1973–1974	Deportivo Galicia	33	(16)
1975	Deportivo Municipal	14	(7)
1976	Juan Aurich	9	(4)
Total		332	(155)
National team
1963–1973	Peru	49	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pedro Pablo León García (29 June 1943 – 9 May 2020), also known as Pedro "Perico" León, was a Peruvian footballer.

Career[]

León made 49 appearances for the Peru national football team between 1963 and 1973.^[3] He then started in the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the Peru national football team, along with Teófilo Cubillas, Roberto Challe and Hugo Sotil.

At club level, León played most of his career for Alianza Lima in Peru. He also played in Ecuador for Barcelona Sporting Club and in Venezuela for Deportivo Galicia.

Perico León was a strong striker of playful skills and a unique ability to effectively use the score with his head. His ability to create technical plays often allowed him to go back and aid his teammates, thus making him quite a complete player with the possibility to serve as both a good midfielder and an excellent forward. Due to this, Pedro Pablo León is often considered one of the best forwards in the history of Peruvian football. He lived in Miami, Florida, and enjoyed watching his grandson Brian Jair León play soccer for the Varsity high school soccer team in Nevada. His grandson is following in his grandfather's footsteps of becoming a professional footballer.

Honours[]

Individual awards[]

• Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1963, 1967 ^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Pedro Pablo León at National-Football-Teams.com