Teófilo Cubillas

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cubillas and the second or maternal family name is Arizaga.
Teófilo Cubillas

Cubillas in 2009
Personal information
Full name Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga
Date of birth (1949-03-08) 8 March 1949
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1972 Alianza Lima 175 (117)
1973 Basel 10 (3)
1974–1977 Porto 85 (48)
1977–1978 Alianza Lima 47 (35)
1979–1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 139 (65)
1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) 9 (9)
1984 Alianza Lima 4 (4)
1984–85 South Florida Sun 7 (5)
1987–1988 Alianza Lima 13 (3)
1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 (7)
1989 Miami Sharks 8 (1)
Total 506 (297)
National team
1968–1982 Peru 81 (26)
Teams managed
1988 Alianza Lima

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


Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈofilo kuˈβiʎas]; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's Top 50.[1] He was renowned for his technique and free kick ability.

Nicknamed El Nene (The Kid), he was part of the Peru national team that won the 1975 Copa América.[2] He helped Peru reach the quarter finals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup[3] and again at the 1978 World Cup[4] and was elected the South American Footballer of the Year in 1972.

He is the all-time leading scorer for his country, with 26 goals in 81 matches. In 2004, Pelé selected Cubillas as one of the FIFA 100, a list of 125 footballing greats.[5] In February 2008, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Brazilian World Cup victory, he was selected in the All-Star First Team of South America of the past 50 years.[6] Cubillas is one of only three players to score five or more goals in two different World Cups, the other two being Miroslav Klose and Thomas Müller.[7]

Club career

Nicknamed "Nene" (the babe) for his boyish looks, Cubillas began his career with Alianza Lima at the age of 16 in 1966.[8] Whilst at Alianza he was top scorer in the Peruvian Primera División in 1966 and 1970.[9]

In 1972, he had his most successful season in several years. He was Libertadores Cup top scorer and South American Footballer of the Year.[10]

In 1973 he transferred to Swiss football club FC Basel for a fee of £97,000.[11] He scored two goals for Basel in the 1973–74 European Cup, the second of which was scored on 20 September 1973.[12] He only remained at the club for six months, which was not long enough for him to show the extent of his talent.

Later on, for the second half of the 1973–74 season he joined Portuguese club FC Porto for a fee of £200,000.[11]

In 1977 he returned to Alianza Lima.

In 1979, Cubillas joined the NASL, signing for Fort Lauderdale Strikers, where he spent five seasons, scoring 59 league goals, including three goals in seven minutes against the Los Angeles Aztecs in 1981.[13]

Following the December 1987 Alianza Lima air crash Cubillas returned from his Miami home to play for free for Alianza, who lost most of their players in the crash.[14] He also managed the club for a period in 1988.[15]

In May 1988 Cubillas signed with the newly resurrected Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League.[16] The Strikers went to the ASL title game where they fell to the Washington Diplomats.[17] Following the loss to the Diplomats, the Strikers released Cubillas.[18]

In March 1989, he signed with the Miami Sharks but was released on 3 July after scoring only one goal in eight games.[19] As of June 1991 he was playing and coaching at Miramar Illusiones of the Gold Coast Soccer League in Florida.[20]

International career

Cubillas played in three World Cups between 1970 and 1982.[21]

1970 World Cup

Cubillas helped Peru advance to the quarter-finals of the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He scored in all of Peru's four matches: once against Bulgaria, twice against Morocco, and once against West Germany, all in the first round. Cubillas then scored another goal in the quarter-final loss against eventual champions Brazil, and he thus finished as the third highest goal scorer in the tournament.[3]

He won the FIFA World Cup Young Player Award, and was third in the Golden Shoe award.[22]

1975 Copa America

Peru did not qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany, but a year later, Cubillas helped the Peruvian team win its second South American title, the Copa América 1975. Cubillas scored against Brazil in the semi-final, and then played in the play-off match in the final.[2]

1978 World Cup

In the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, he scored five goals for the Peruvian national team, finishing joint second highest goal scorer after Mario Kempes. Peru advanced to the second phase of the tournament thanks to goals from Cubillas: he scored two goals in the opening match against Scotland (one of which was an excellent free-kick),[23] and he then scored a hat-trick in the game against Iran, including two penalties.[4]

However, Peru subsequently lost to Brazil, Poland, and Argentina, although Cubillas played in all six Peruvian matches in the tournament.

1982 World Cup

He was also in the Peruvian squad for 1982 FIFA World Cup. He played in all three group games but did not score any goals.[21]

Honors

Club

Porto
Alianza Lima
Fort Lauderdale Sun

Peru

Individual

Statistics

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peru League Cup South America Total
1966Alianza LimaPrimera División[34]2319[9]–????
1967259––??
19682619––??
1969115––??
19702722[9]––??
19712922––??
19722914–????
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup Europe Total
1973–74BaselSuper League[34]103???2[12]??
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Europe Total
1973–74PortoPrimeira Liga[34]12431-155
1974–7530964424015
1975–76292844543836
1976–7714732211910
Peru League Cup South America Total
1977Alianza LimaPrimera División[34]3223–––3223
19781512––1072519
USA League Open Cup North America Total
1979Fort Lauderdale Strikers[35]North American
Soccer League		3016—––—3216
19803418––––3418
19813419––––3419
1982184––––184
1983238––––238
Peru League Cup South America Total
1984Alianza LimaPrimera División44––––44
USA League Open Cup North America Total
1984[36]South Florida SunUSL54–––54
198521–21
Peru League Cup South America Total
1987Alianza LimaPrimera División133133
USA League Open Cup North America Total
1988[37]Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94)ASL127––––127
Total Peru 233152001613249165
Switzerland 1032242167
Portugal 8548131010710865
USA 16077000016077
Career total 48828015123122534314

Note: Total statistics for his time in the NASL (1979–83) include playoff matches.

International goals

Teofilo Cubillas: International goals[38]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1969-07-17 Bogotá, Colombia  Colombia 2–1 3–1 Friendly
2 1969-09-07 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 1969-09-07 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 2–0 2–1 Friendly
4 1969-08-17 Lima, Peru  Bolivia 2–0 3–0 1970 World Cup Qualifier
5 1970-07-02 Lima, Peru  Czechoslovakia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
6 1970-09-02 Lima, Peru  Romania 1–1 1–1 Friendly
7 1970-02-24 Lima, Peru  Bulgaria 1–2 5–3 Friendly
8 1970-06-02 León, Mexico  Bulgaria 3–2 3–2 1970 World Cup
9 1970-06-02 León, Mexico  Morocco 1–0 3–0 1970 World Cup
10 1970-06-06 León, Mexico  Morocco 3–0 3–0 1970 World Cup
11 1970-06-10 León, Mexico  West Germany 1–2 1–3 1970 World Cup
12 1970-06-14 Guadalajara, Mexico  Brazil 2–3 2–4 1970 World Cup
13 1972-04-05 Mexico City, Mexico  Mexico 1–1 1–2 Friendly
14 1972-04-23 Bucharest, Romania  Romania 1–1 2–2 Friendly
15 1973-03-04 Lima, Peru  Guatemala 2–0 5–1 Friendly
16 1973-03-04 Lima, Peru  Guatemala 4–1 5–1 Friendly
17 1973-04-23 Lima, Peru  Panama 3–0 4–0 Friendly
18 1975-08-20 Lima, Peru  Chile 2–0 3–1 Copa America 1975
19 1975-09-30 Belo Horizonte, Brasil  Brazil 2–0 3–1 Copa America 1975
20 1977-07-17 Cali, Colombia  Bolivia 2–0 5–0 1978 World Cup Qualifier
21 1977-07-17 Cali, Colombia  Bolivia 3–0 5–0 1978 World Cup Qualifier
22 1978-06-03 Córdoba, Argentina  Scotland 2–1 3–1 1978 World Cup
23 1978-06-03 Córdoba, Argentina  Scotland 3–1 3–1 1978 World Cup
24 1978-06-11 Córdoba, Argentina  Iran 2–0 4–1 1978 World Cup
25 1978-06-11 Córdoba, Argentina  Iran 3–0 4–1 1978 World Cup
26 1978-06-11 Córdoba, Argentina  Iran 4–1 4–1 1978 World Cup

References

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  3. 1 2 "Group D". World Cup 1970 results and line-ups. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Group D". World Cup 1978 finals – results and line-ups. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
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  6. ↑ All-Star First Team Selection (1958–2008) Retrieved on 17 January 2009. Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
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  8. ↑ Clemente Lisi (14 February 2012). "What Ever Happened To... Teofilo Cubillas". US Soccer Players. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Peruvian Championship: Top Scorer Retrieved on 3 January 2009
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  11. 1 2 Jan Alsos. "Teofilio Cubillas (Peru)". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  12. 1 2 Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma (9 January 2008). "European Champions' Cup 1973–74 – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Team Records and League Honors". Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
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  15. ↑ "ENTRENADORES". Historia Blanquiazul (in Spanish). Club Alianza Lima. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  16. ↑ CUBILLAS SIGNS WITH STRIKERS Miami Herald, The (FL) – Saturday, 7 May 1988
  17. ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1988
  18. ↑ STRIKERS LOSE FINAL, RELEASE CUBILLAS Miami Herald, The (FL) – Sunday, 28 August 1988
  19. ↑ SHARKS OWNER CUTS CUBILLAS , CLAIMS POOR PLAY, LITTLE EFFORT Miami Herald, The (FL) – Monday, 3 July 1989
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  32. ↑ "The Best of The Best" Retrieved on 3 January 2009
  33. ↑ CONMEBOL All-Star first team 1958–2008 Retrieved on 3 January 2009
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