Teófilo Cubillas

Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈofilo kuˈβiʎas]; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. 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, shooting ability and free kick ability.[2] He was considered one of the best players in the world of the 1970s and the best in his position of the decade only behind the Dutch Johan Cruyff. Among his main achievements are the FIFA awards for the best young player and the bronze boot in Mexico 1970, as well as the silver boot and member of the ideal team of Argentina 1978, he was also champion and best player of the 1975 Copa América. He is regarded one of the best attacking midfielders in the history of football.

In this article, 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)
Position(s) 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)
1984–1985 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
Honours
Men’s football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Winner1975
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicknamed El Nene (The Kid), he was part of the Peru national football team that won the 1975 Copa América.[3] He helped Peru reach the quarter finals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup[4] and again at the 1978 World Cup[5] and was elected the South American Footballer of the Year in 1972.

In 2004, Pelé selected Cubillas as one of the FIFA 100, a list of 125 footballing greats.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Club career statistics

[9]

Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PeruLeague Cup South AmericaTotal
1966Alianza LimaPrimera División23192319
1967259259
196825192519
1969115115
197027222722
197129222922
197229142914
SwitzerlandLeague Schweizer Cup EuropeTotal
1973/74BaselNationalliga A1032222147
PortugalLeague Cup of Portugal EuropeTotal
1973/74PortoPortuguese Liga12422-146
1974/7530944423815
1975/76292853443835
1976/771472121189
PeruLeague Cup South AmericaTotal
1977Alianza LimaPrimera División32233223
197815121512
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup North AmericaTotal
1979Fort Lauderdale StrikersNASL30163016
198027142714
198128172817
1982134134
1983228228
PeruLeague Cup South AmericaTotal
1984Alianza LimaPrimera División4444
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup North AmericaTotal
1985South Florida SunUnited Soccer League6363
PeruLeague Cup South AmericaTotal
1987Alianza LimaPrimera División133133
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup North AmericaTotal
1988Miami SharksAmerican Soccer League167167
CountryPeru 233152233152
Switzerland 1032222147
Portugal 8548131010710865
United States 1426914269
Total 4702721512129497293

International career statistics

[10]

Peru national team
YearAppsGoals
196840
1969144
1970158
197140
197282
197383
197400
197572
197600
197752
1978115
197900
198000
198110
198240
Total8126

References
  1. Karel Stokkermans (30 January 2000). "World Player of the Century". IFFHS' Century Elections. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  2. Teófilo Cubillas Planet World Cup
  3. Martin Tabeira (12 August 2009). "Copa América 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. "Group D". World Cup 1970 results and line-ups. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  5. "Group D". World Cup 1978 finals – results and line-ups. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  6. "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  7. All-Star First Team Selection (1958–2008) Retrieved on 17 January 2009. Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "World Cup Countdown: 12 Weeks to Go - The Story of Teofilo Cubillas, the Peruvian Pele". Sports Illustrated. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Teófilo Cubillas". www.national-football-teams.com.
  10. "Teófilo Cubillas - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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