Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba ( Spanish: Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba ; February 16, 1951 , Mallendo , Arequipa ) is a former Peruvian footballer who played as a winger and striker . At the end of his sports career, he worked as a trainer and football commentator on television.
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| Full name | Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicknames | El ciego | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 16, 1951 (68 years old) Molendo , Arequipa , Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 176 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Juan Carlos Oblitas, also known as “El Siego” (that is, “Blind”), was born in the suburbs of Arequipa Mollendo. He began his professional career in the metropolitan Universario in 1968, but made his debut in the top division in June 1969 [1] . In the early 1970s, Uni was one of the strongest clubs in South America. In 1972, “meringues” for the first time in the history of Peruvian football reached the final of the Libertadores Cup. Many players, including Oblitas, made up the backbone of the Peruvian team. Until 1975, Juan Carlos won three championships of Peru with his team. After that, he spent one season in Spain, and then joined the Mexican Veracruz [1] .
In 1978, Oblitas returned to his homeland, where he began to defend the colors of another grand of Peru - Sporting Crystal . Together with this team, El Syogo won the national championship twice more. From 1981 to 1984 he played in Belgium for the Seren club. The last two years of his professional career he spent in his native “Universario”, with which in 1985 he won another championship in Peru [1] .
Juan Carlos Oblitas played for the national team of Peru in 64 matches, in which he scored 11 goals [2] . He took part in two world championships - 1978 and 1982. In 1975, Oblitas helped the Incas win the America's Cup. At the victory tournament, which was fully conducted according to the Olympic system , Oblitas played in all nine matches of his team and scored three goals - he scored two goals in the group tournament against the Chilean national team , and he also opened an account in the return final match against Colombia . The Peruvians won 2-0, and then defeated their opponents in the third additional match in a neutral field - 1-0. Together with Osvaldo Ramirez, Oblitas became the top scorer in the Peruvian team, they are only one goal behind the top scorers of the tournament Leopoldo Luke and Juan Ernesto Diaz [3] .
As a coach, Juan Carlos Oblitas won the champion titles of Peru with Universitario in 1987 and Sporting Crystal in 1991, 1994 and 1995. Thus, Oblitas won the championships of Peru with “Universitario” and “Sporting Crystal” both as a player and as a coach. In 2005, he led the LDO Quito to victory in the championship of Ecuador. In 1996-1999 he coached the national team of Peru, which did not make it to the 1998 World Cup only because of the worst difference in goals scored and missed in the qualifying tournament [4] .
After 2009, Oblitas began working as a commentator on television. He worked with the Peruvian ATV and American GolTV .
Juan Carlos Oblitas is married to Virginia Villamarine, the couple has three children (Gisella, Juan Fernando and Vanessa) [5] .
Achievements
- As a player
- Champion of Peru (6): 1969 , 1971 , 1974 , 1979 , 1980 , 1985
- Belgian Second Division Winner (1): 1982
- Finalist of the Libertadores Cup (1): 1972
- America's Cup Winner (1): 1975
- As a trainer
- Champion of Peru (4): 1987 , 1991 , 1994 , 1995
- Champion of Ecuador (1): Ap. 2005
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Roberto Castro. Los colores que el 'Ciego' ve (Spanish) . dechalaca.com (8 de marzo de 2008). Date of treatment May 11, 2018.
- ↑ José Luis Pierrend. Peru - Record International Players . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (August 31, 2017). Date of treatment May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Martín Tabeira. Copa América 1975 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (January 31, 2013). Date of treatment May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Karel Stokkermans, Sergio Henrique Jarreta. World Cup 1998 Qualifying . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (12 December 2002). Date of treatment May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Gabriel Meluk. Vivir de la historia es un Martirio (Spanish) . eltiempo.com (20 de abril de 1997). Date of treatment May 11, 2018.
Links
- José Luis Pierrend. Juan Carlos Oblitas - International Appearances . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (March 6, 2004). Date of treatment May 11, 2018.