Juan Valdivieso

Juan Valdivieso
Personal information
Full name Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla
Date of birth May 6, 1910
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death May 2, 2007 (Aged 96)
Place of death Lima, Peru
Playing position Goalkeeper or forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921-1941 Alianza Lima
National team
1930-1938 Peru 10 (0)
Teams managed
Deportivo Municipal
Defensor Lima
Sport Boys
1954–1955 Peru

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla (born in Lima, May 6, 1910 – died May 2, 2007)[1] was a Peruvian football goalkeeper and manager.

Playing career

Club

During his career, he played club football for Alianza Lima.

International

He also made 10 appearances for the Peruvian national team,[2] participating at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Valdivieso went on to manage a number of clubs in Peru and the Peru national team.

Personal life

His youngest son, Luis Valdivieso Montano, is the current Minister of the Economy and Finance of Peru. His grandson, Juan Pablo Valdivieso, represented Peru in swimming during the 2000[3] and 2004[4] Summer Olympics.

He died in 2007 at 96 years old.

References

  1. ↑ La Republica article
  2. ↑ rsssf: Peru record international footballers
  3. ↑ Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
  4. ↑ Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
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