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{{short description|Peruvian footballer (born 1949)}}
{{family name hatnote|Cubillas|Arizaga|lang=Spanish}}

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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Teófilo Cubillas
| image = Teófilo Cubillas 1978.jpg
| upright = 
| caption = Cubillas with the [[Peru national football team]]
| fullname = Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|03|8}}
| birth_place = [[Lima]], [[Lima Province]], Peru
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Alianza Lima]]
| years1 = 1966–1972
| clubs1 = [[Alianza Lima]]
| caps1 = 175
| goals1 = 117
| years2 = 1973
| clubs2 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1974–1977
| clubs3 = [[F.C. Porto|Porto]]
| caps3 = 85
| goals3 = 48
| years4 = 1977–1978
| clubs4 = [[Alianza Lima]]
| caps4 = 47
| goals4 = 35
| years5 = 1979–1983
| clubs5 = [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]]
| caps5 = 139
| goals5 = 65
| years6 = 1983
| clubs6 = [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] ''(indoor)''
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 9
| years7 = 1984
| clubs7 = [[Alianza Lima]]
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 1984–1985
| clubs8 = [[South Florida Sun]]
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 1987–1988
| clubs9 = [[Alianza Lima]]
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 1988
| clubs10 = [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]]
| caps10 = 12
| goals10 = 7
| years11 = 1989
| clubs11 = [[Miami Freedom|Miami Sharks]]
| caps11 = 8
| goals11 = 1
| totalcaps = 506
| totalgoals = 297
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1982
| nationalteam1 = [[Peru national football team|Peru]]
| nationalcaps1 = 81
| nationalgoals1 = 26
| manageryears1 = 1988
| managerclubs1 = [[Alianza Lima]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|PER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1975 Copa America|1975]]|}}
}}
'''Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga''' ({{IPA|es|teˈofilo kuˈβiʎas}}; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]]. He is considered Peru's greatest ever player and one of the best in the history of South America. In an [[IFFHS]] poll he was selected as the best Peruvian player in history and was also included in the world's Top 50 of the 20th century.<ref name=worldplayer>{{cite web|title=World Player of the Century|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html|work=IFFHS' Century Elections|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=28 March 2011|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=30 January 2000}}</ref> At the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]], [[Pelé]] acknowledged Cubillas, referring to him as his successor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=Pelé y la vez que denominó a Teófilo Cubillas como su sucesor |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/10/05/teofilo-cubillas-en-mexico-70-la-vez-que-pele-quedo-impactado-y-dijo-que-el-nene-era-su-sucesor/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> Cubillas was renowned for his technique, shooting ability and free kick ability.<ref>[http://www.planetworldcup.com/LEGENDS/cubillas.html Teófilo Cubillas] Planet World Cup</ref> 

Beginning at [[Alianza Lima]], he was nicknamed ''El Nene'' ''(The Kid)'', and was part of the [[Peru national football team|Peru national team]] that won the [[Copa América 1975|1975 Copa América]].<ref name=copa75>{{cite web|title=Copa América 1975|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/75safull.html|access-date=28 March 2011|author=Martin Tabeira|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=12 August 2009}}</ref> He helped Peru reach the quarter finals at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]<ref name=wc70>{{cite web|title=Group D|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/70full.html|work=World Cup 1970 results and line-ups|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> and again at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]],<ref name=wc78>{{cite web|title=Group D|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/78full.html|work=World Cup 1978 finals – results and line-ups|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> along with qualifying for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]]. He was elected the [[South American Footballer of the Year]] in 1972. At a club level, he is the second all time highest goalscorer of Alianza Lima with 165 and the top goalscorer of the [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] with 65. For the national team, he is the third all time goalscorer with 26 goals in 81 appearances. He is also the joint 10th all time goalscorer of the [[FIFA World Cup]] with 10 goals in 13 matches.

In 2004, [[Pelé]] selected Cubillas as one of the [[FIFA 100]], a list of 125 footballing greats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pele's list of the greatest|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3533891.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=19 August 2011|date=4 March 2004}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://deportes.aol.com/-/_a/once-ideal-de-sudamerica-1958-2008/20080212150909990001 All-Star First Team Selection (1958–2008)] Retrieved on 17 January 2009.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304001520/http://deportes.aol.com/-/_a/once-ideal-de-sudamerica-1958-2008/20080212150909990001 |date=4 March 2008 }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/03/29/world-cup-countdown-12-weeks-go-story-teofilo-cubillas-peruvian-pele |title=World Cup Countdown: 12 Weeks to Go - The Story of Teofilo Cubillas, the Peruvian Pele |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=29 March 2018 |access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref> His free-kick against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in 1978 is renowned as one of the best goals scored at the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].

==Club career==

=== Early career ===
[[File:Alianza Muncipal 1971.webp|left|thumb|Combined team Alianza Municipal in 1971]]
Nicknamed "''Nene''" (the kid) for his boyish looks, Cubillas began his career with [[Alianza Lima]] at the age of 16 in 1966.<ref name="lisi">{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/ussoccerplayers/2012/02/what-ever-happened-to-teofilo-cubillas.html|title=What Ever Happened To... Teofilo Cubillas|last=Clemente Lisi|date=14 February 2012|publisher=US Soccer Players|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> While at Alianza, he was top scorer in the [[Peruvian Primera División]] in 1966 and 1970.<ref name="scorers">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090730132124/http://geocities.com/Baja/Ravine/8914/goleadores.html Peruvian Championship: Top Scorer] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>

Cubillas won the youth tournaments of 1965 and 1966. He made his debut at the age of 17 in the [[Peruvian Primera División]] with Alianza Lima. In his first season, he was the tournament's top scorer with 19 goals. In the summer of 1967, Cubillas, aged 18, made his international debut in a friendly match and scored a double in a 6-1 win over [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] of Argentina.

Directors of [[Deportivo Municipal]] and [[Alianza Lima]] formed a team in 1971 to play a series of friendly matches with the aim of bringing together Teófilo Cubillas with [[Hugo Sotil]], another great star of the time, known as the Golden Pair, which left historic scorelines such as the victory over [[Benfica]] and the 4-1 thrashing of [[Bayern Munich]].

In 1972, Cubillas had his one of his most successful season in several years. He was the [[1972 Copa Libertadores]] top scorer and elected [[South American Footballer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sampoy72.html|title=South American Player of the Year 1972|last=José Luis Pierrend|date=22 December 2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=15 January 2012}}</ref>

=== Basel ===
In the summer of 1973, Cubillas transferred to [[Switzerland|Swiss]] football club [[FC Basel]] under head coach [[Helmut Benthaus]]. The Basler entrepreneur and transport company owner Ruedi Reisdorfer paid the transfer fee of £97,000.<ref name="Die ersten 125 Jahre -">{{citation | first = Josef | last = Zindel | year = 2018 | title = Die ersten 125 Jahre | work = 1974 - Cubillas, Pages 72 + 73 | publisher = Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel }}</ref><ref name="pwc">{{cite web|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/LEGENDS/cubillas.html|title=Teofilio Cubillas (Peru)|last=Jan Alsos|publisher=Planet World Cup|access-date=15 January 2012}}</ref> After playing in four [[Cup of the Alps]] games, Cubillas played his Swiss league debut for the club on 18 August in the away game against [[CS Chênois|Chênois]]. He scored his first goal for the club in the same game as Basel won 1–0.<ref name="fcb-achiv-chênoi-fcb-1973/74">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=23435 | title = CS Chênois - FC Basel 0:1 (0:1) | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2019-11-16}}</ref> Cubillas scored two goals for Basel in the [[1973–74 European Cup]], the first of which in the 1st leg against [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] on 19 September 1973 and the second in the return leg on 20 September.<ref name="rsfeuro-">{{cite web | last = Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma | date = 9 January 2008 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197374det.html | title = European Champions' Cup 1973–74 – Details | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 2019-11-16}}</ref> He only remained at the club for six months, where Cubillas played a total of 21 games for Basel scoring a total of 8 goals.<ref name="fcb-achiv-Teofilo Cubillas">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | url =https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=7736 | title = Teofilo Cubillas - FCB-Statistik | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2019-11-16}}</ref>

[[FC Porto]], [[Sporting CP]], [[FC Barcelona]], [[AC Milan]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] took interest in Cubillas. But Basel was not willing to let the footballer go so soon. In December 1973, the Portuguese from Porto announced that they could raise enough money for the transfer, a commercial strategy that would be the last chance for Cubillas. Finally, Basel accepted and Cubillas was able to transfer to Portuguese club FC Porto for a fee of £200,000.<ref name="pwc" />

=== Porto ===
[[File:Cubillasandeusebio1974.jpg|thumb|180x180px|Cubillas and [[Eusébio]] in 1974]]
Cubilla arrived at [[FC Porto|Porto]] wearing the number 10 shirt and enjoying his best years as a player. Despite not winning the league, he won the captain's armband, becoming the true idol, top scorer and captain of Porto. He scored 66 goals in 110 games, won the [[Taça de Portugal]] and two league runner-up finishes.

Cubillas is considered the best foreign player to have played for FC Porto. Nene himself remembers that "He was the highest paid player in the country, even ahead of Eusébio, a legend of Benfica and world football."

=== Alianza Lima ===
[[File:Cubillas y Sotil 1979.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Cubillas and [[Hugo Sotil|Sotil]] with Alianza in 1979]]
After his outstanding time in Portugal in 1977, Cubillas returned to Peru to play again for Alianza Lima.<ref name="fcb-achiv-Teofilo Cubillas" /> Cubillas, along with many other players such as [[Hugo Sotil]], [[César Cueto]], [[José Velásquez (footballer, born 1952)|José Velásquez]] and other, formed one of the best Alianza Lima sides in their history.

The [[1977 Torneo Descentralizado]] tournament was between Alianza Lima and [[FBC Melgar|Melgar]], both teams with the only chances of lifting the championship trophy. For Melgar, the objective was to defeat [[Sporting Cristal]] and hope that Alianza Lima did not score any points against [[Universitario]]. Sporting Cristal came out defeating Melgar and Alianza Lima defeated Universitario at home 4-3 winning the 1977 tournament with Cubillas scoring two of the goals. Cubillas would win the national championship again with Alianza in 1978.

=== Fort Lauderdale Strikers ===
In 1979, Cubillas joined the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|NASL]], signing for [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83)|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.<ref name="fortl">{{cite web|url=http://home.comcast.net/~dulyjs/strikers/strikers_honors.html|title=Team Records and League Honors|work=Fort Lauderdale Strikers|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref>

In May 1988 Cubillas returned with the newly resurrected [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988-1994)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] of the [[American Soccer League (1988-1989)|American Soccer League]].<ref>''CUBILLAS SIGNS WITH STRIKERS'' Miami Herald, The (FL) – Saturday, 7 May 1988</ref> The Strikers went to the ASL title game where they fell to the [[Washington Diplomats (1988–90)|Washington Diplomats]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1988 |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1988.html#ASL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713141625/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1988.html#ASL |archive-date=13 July 2013 |access-date=24 December 2009}}</ref> Following the loss to the Diplomats, the Strikers released Cubillas.<ref>''STRIKERS LOSE FINAL, RELEASE CUBILLAS'' Miami Herald, The (FL) – Sunday, 28 August 1988</ref>

=== Return to Alianza Lima ===
Following the [[1987 Alianza Lima air disaster|December 1987 Alianza Lima air crash]] Cubillas returned from Miami to play for free for [[Alianza Lima|Alianza]], who lost most of their players in the crash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/02/02/a-nation-grieves/|title=A Nation Grieves: With A Soccer Team's Death, Peru Loses An 'Island Of Hope'|last=Philip Bennett|date=2 February 1988|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|access-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> He also managed the club for a period in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubalianzalima.com/pages/entrenadores.asp|title=ENTRENADORES|work=Historia Blanquiazul|publisher=Club Alianza Lima|language=es|access-date=4 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828012536/http://www.clubalianzalima.com/pages/entrenadores.asp|archive-date=28 August 2008}}</ref>

=== Miami Sharks ===
In March 1989, he signed with the [[Miami Freedom|Miami Sharks]] but was released on 3 July after scoring only one goal in eight games.<ref>''SHARKS OWNER CUTS CUBILLAS, CLAIMS POOR PLAY, LITTLE EFFORT'' Miami Herald, The (FL) – Monday, 3 July 1989</ref> That same year Cubillas retired at the age of 40. In June 1991 he was playing and coaching at Miramar Illusiones of the Gold Coast Soccer League in Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-06-21/news/9103040882_1_moya-miami-sharks-soccer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107085107/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-06-21/news/9103040882_1_moya-miami-sharks-soccer|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2016|title=Back Trouble|last=JEFF RUSNAK|date=21 June 1991|publisher=SunSentinel|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref>

== International career ==
[[File:Peru national football team match against Mexico in Lima 1968 (retouched).png|left|thumb|Cubillas with Peru before a match in 1968]]
After standing out notably in local football, he was called up to the [[Peru national football team|Peru national team]] by head coach [[Didi (footballer, born 1928)|Didi]] for 1968 for the qualifiers for the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]] held in Mexico. At just 18 years old, Cubillas made his official debut against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the qualifiers in the last round of qualifiers in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discover Peru: Teófilo Cubillas |url=https://inkatour.com/people/teofilo_cubillas |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Inkatour}}</ref> In a match that will be difficult to forget for both Peruvians and Argentines, led by Cubillas, Peru started a heroic draw in 2 to 2 that took them to the World Cup and that eliminated the Argentine national team. Cubillas would score his first goal for Peru on 8 May, 1969 in a friendly against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] in [[Bogotá]]. Cubillas would play in three [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]s between 1970 and 1982 along with one Copa América.<ref name="wcb">[http://www.world-cup-betting-2006.com/legend-teofilo-cubillas.htm Teofilo Cubillas: Legends of the Football World Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604043741/http://www.world-cup-betting-2006.com/legend-teofilo-cubillas.htm |date=4 June 2008 }} Retrieved on 19 May 2013</ref>

===1970 World Cup ===
[[File:Sotil Cubillas Challe 1973.png|thumb|[[Hugo Sotil]], Teófilo Cubillas and [[Roberto Challe]] (1973)]]
Cubillas helped the [[Peru national football team|Peru national team]] 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 national football team|Bulgaria]], twice against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]], and once against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]], all in the first round. Cubillas then scored another goal in the quarter-final loss against eventual champions [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], and he thus finished as the third highest goal scorer in the tournament.<ref name=wc70/>

After winning the 1970 World Cup, [[Pelé]] who has been Cubillas<nowiki>'s idol quoted, ''Don't worry, I already have a successor and it is Teófilo Cubillas''</nowiki>. Cubillas won the [[FIFA World Cup awards|FIFA World Cup Young Player Award]] of the tournament, and was third in the Golden Shoe award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/awards/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808123601/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/awards/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2007|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico|publisher=FIFA|access-date=19 December 2012}}</ref>

===1975 Copa America===
The Peru national team failed qualify for the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] in [[West Germany]], with Cubillas missing out on the play off match against [[Chile national football team|Chile]]. A year later however, Cubillas helped Peru win its second [[Copa América]], winning the [[1975 Copa América]]. Peru was placed in a group with [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Bolivia]]. After eliminating Chile and Bolivia in the first round, the country faced [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in the semi-finals. Cubillas scored against Brazil to reach the final against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]]. The first match was played in [[Bogotá]], where Peru lost 1-0. The second match was played in [[Lima]] and Peru won 2-0. However, both teams were level on points and had to play in the play-off final. Cubillas played in the play-off match in the final, where partner [[Hugo Sotil]] scored to make the game 1-0.<ref name="copa75" /> As a result, Peru won its second continental tournament. Cubillas was the Best Player of that tournament and among his goals is the beautiful goal against Brazil in Peru's historic 3-1 victory over Brazil, played in [[Belo Horizonte]]. 

===1978 World Cup===
[[File:Peru v Iran (1978 FIFA World Cup).jpg|thumb|Cubillas with Peru playing against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]]]]
Cubillas played in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] in Argentina, with a good start, showing his skill, finishing co-second highest goal scorer after [[Mario Kempes]], and helping Peru win first place of its group, advancing to the second round. In the match against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] Cubillas scored two goals<ref>{{cite web |author=David Edbrooke |date=1 February 2008 |title=The 25 best free-kicks of all-time (#11) |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2290599/The-25-best-free-kicks-of-all-time.html |access-date=29 March 2011 |publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref> and then scored a [[hat-trick]] in the game against [[Iran national football team|Iran]], including two penalties.<ref name="wc78" /> The magnificent free kick goal that Cubillas scored against Scotland with the outside edge of his boot, is today in the [[FIFA]] archives as a model of free kick execution and is considered one of the best in history. In that tournament, Peru's midfield made up of [[José Velásquez (footballer, born 1952)|José Velásquez]], [[César Cueto]] and Cubillas was considered by international critics as the best of the first phase of the World Cup. 

Already in the quarterfinals, the Peruvian team dropped its level and ended up being beaten by [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 6-0, a result that generated controversy, because for all experts there was no football difference to give that result and this allowed Argentina to qualify for the final. Peru subsequently lost to [[Brazil]] and [[Poland national football team|Poland]], finishing last with zero points. Cubillas played all six of Peru's matches in the tournament and  won the Silver Boot as the tournament's second top scorer and was considered part of the championship's ideal team.

===1982 World Cup===
Cubillas was also in the Peru national team for [[1982 FIFA World Cup]]. He played in all three group games but did not score any goals.<ref name=wcb/> After being eliminated in the first phase, Cubillas would retire from the national team at the age of 33, with a total of 26 goals scored in 81 appearances.

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Alianza Lima]]
|1966
|rowspan="7"|[[Peruvian Primera División]]<ref name=fdj/>
|23||19<ref name=scorers/>||colspan="2"|–||||||||
|-
|1967
|25||9||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
|-
|1968
|26||19||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
|-
|1969
|11||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
|-
|1970
|27||22<ref name=scorers/>||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
|-
|1971
|29||22||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||||
|-
|1972
|29||14||colspan="2"|–||||||||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!170!!110!!0!!0!!!!!!!!
|-
|[[FC Basel]]
|1973
|[[Swiss Super League]]<ref name=fdj/>||10||3||||||||2<ref name=rsfeuro>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197374det.html|title=European Champions' Cup 1973–74 – Details|last=Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma|date=9 January 2008|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref>||||
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Porto|Porto]]
|[[1973-74 Primeira Divisão|1973–74]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Primeira Liga]]<ref name=fdj>{{cite web|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=194903080001|title=Cubillas: Teófilo Cubillas Arizaga|publisher=Fora De Jogo|language=pt|access-date=4 November 2012}} (stats assumed to be League-only)</ref>
|12||4||3||1||colspan="2"|-||15||5
|-
|[[1974-75 Primeira Divisão|1974–75]]
|30||9||6||4||4||2||40||15
|-
|[[1975-76 Primeira Divisão|1975–76]]
|29||28||4||4||5||4||38||36
|-
|[[1976-77 Primeira Divisão|1976–77]]
|14||7||3||2||2||1||19||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!85!!48!!13!!10!!10!!7!!108!!65
|-
|rowspan="3"|Alianza Lima
|1977
|rowspan="2"|Peruvian Primera División<ref name=fdj/>
|32||23||–||||–||–|||32||23
|-
|1978
|15||12||–||–|||10||7||25||19
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47!!35!!0!!0!!10!!7!!57!!42
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]]<ref name=asha>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/nasl/naslstar.html|title=Part 1: Player Biographies, A-H|last=David Litterer|work=TOP INTERNATIONAL STARS IN THE NASL, 1967–1984|publisher=American Soccer History Archives|access-date=17 March 2012}}</ref>
|[[North American Soccer League 1979|1979]]
|rowspan="5"|[[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]]{{efn|Total statistics for his time in the NASL (1979–83) include playoff matches.}}
|30||16||—||–||–||—|||32||16
|-
|[[North American Soccer League 1980|1980]]
|34||18||–||–||–||–|||34||18
|-
|[[North American Soccer League 1981|1981]]
|34||19||–||–||–||–|||34||19
|-
|[[North American Soccer League 1982|1982]]
|18||4||–||–||–||–|||18||4
|-
|[[North American Soccer League 1983|1983]]
|23||8||–||–|||–||–||23||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!139!!65!!0!!0!!0!!0!!139!!65
|-
|Alianza Lima
|1984
|Peruvian Primera División
|4||4||–||–||–||–||4||4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[South Florida Sun]]
|[[1984 United Soccer League season|1984]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Cubillas.Teofilo.htm|title=Teofilo Cubillas|work=North American Soccer League Players|publisher=Nasljerseys.com|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[United Soccer League (1984–85)|USL]]
|5||4||–||||–||–|||5||4
|-
|1985
|2||1||–|||||||||2||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!7!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!7!!5
|-
|Alianza Lima
|1987
|Peruvian Primera División
|13||3||||||||||13||3
|-
|[[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]]
|1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statsasl88.htm|title=Ft. Lauderdale Strikers|work=American Soccer League 1988 Season|publisher=A-League Archives|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref>
|[[American Soccer League (1988–89)|ASL]]
|12||7||–||–||–||–||12||7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!488!!280!!15!!12!!31!!22!!534!!314
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cubillas goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Teófilo Cubillas<ref>{{cite web | title=Teófilo Cubillas – Goals in International Matches | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cubillas-intlg.html | date=3 November 2006 | website=[[RSSSF]] | access-date=21 January 2009}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|8 May 1969
|[[Bogotá, Colombia|Bogotá]], Colombia
|{{fb|Colombia}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|3–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|rowspan="2"|9 July 1969
|rowspan="2"|[[Lima]], Peru
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Paraguay}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|4
|17 August 1969
|Lima, Peru
|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|3–0
|[[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|1970 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|align="center"|5
|7 February 1970
|Lima, Peru
|{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|2–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|6
|9 February 1970
|Lima, Peru
|{{fb|Romania|1948}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|7
|24 February 1970
|Lima, Peru
|{{fb|Bulgaria|1968}}
|align="center"|1–2
|align="center"|5–3
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|8
|2 June 1970
|[[León, Guanajuato|León]], Mexico
|{{fb|Bulgaria|1968}}
|align="center"|3–2
|align="center"|3–2
|[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|9
|rowspan="2"|6 June 1970
|rowspan="2"|León, Mexico
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Morocco}}
|align="center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|1970 World Cup
|-
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|11
|10 June 1970
|León, Mexico
|{{fb|West Germany}}
|align="center"|1–3
|align="center"|1–3
|1970 World Cup
|-
|align="center"|12
|14 June 1970
|[[Guadalajara]], Mexico
|{{fb|Brazil}}
|align="center"|2–3
|align="center"|2–4
|1970 World Cup
|-
|align="center"|13
|5 April 1972
|[[Mexico City]], Mexico
|{{fb|Mexico}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|14
|23 April 1972
|[[Bucharest, Romania|Bucharest]], Romania
|{{fb|Romania|1948}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|2–2
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|15
|rowspan="2"|4 March 1973
|rowspan="2"|Lima, Peru
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Guatemala}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|4–1
|-
|align="center"|17
|23 April 1973
|Lima, Peru
|{{fb|Panama}}
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|4–0
|Friendly
|-
|align="center"|18
|20 August 1975
|Lima, Peru
|{{fb|Chile}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|3–1
|[[Copa America 1975]]
|-
|align="center"|19
|30 September 1975
|[[Belo Horizonte]], Brasil
|{{fb|Brazil}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|3–1
|Copa America 1975
|-
|align="center"|20
|rowspan="2"|17 July 1977
|rowspan="2"|[[Cali]], Colombia
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="2"|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification|1978 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|22
|rowspan="2"|3 June 1978
|rowspan="2"|[[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], Argentina
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Scotland}}
|align="center"|2–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1
|rowspan="2"|[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|24
|rowspan="3"|11 June 1978
|rowspan="3"|Córdoba, Argentina
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Iran|1964}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|4–1
|rowspan="3"|1978 World Cup
|-
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|4–1
|}

==Honours==
'''Basel'''
*[[Swiss Super League]]: [[1972–73 Nationalliga A|1972-73]]

'''Porto'''
*[[Taça de Portugal]]: 1976–77
*[[Primeira Liga]] runner-up: [[1974–75 Primeira Divisão|1974-75]]

'''Alianza Lima'''
*[[Peruvian Primera División]]: [[1977 Torneo Descentralizado|1977]], [[1978 Torneo Descentralizado|1978]]

'''Fort Lauderdale Sun'''
*[[United Soccer League (1984–85)|United Soccer League]]: 1984, 1985

'''Peru'''
*[[Copa América]]: [[1975 Copa América|1975]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Peruvian Primera División]] top scorer: 1966, 1970<ref name="scorers"/>
*[[FIFA World Cup awards|FIFA World Cup Best Young Player]]: 1970
*[[FIFA World Cup awards|FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot]]: 1970
*[[Copa Libertadores]] top scorer: [[Copa Libertadores 1972|1972]]
*[[South American Footballer of the Year]]: 1972
*[[CONMEBOL]] All-Star Team: 1973<ref>[http://www.arkivperu.com/america_equipo73.jpg CONMEBOL All-Star Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110183630/http://www.arkivperu.com/america_equipo73.jpg |date=10 January 2007 }} Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*[[Copa América|Copa America Best Player]]: 1975
*[[FIFA World Cup awards|FIFA World Cup Silver Boot]]: 1978
*[[FIFA World Cup awards|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 1978
* [[World Soccer (magazine)|Eric Batty's World XI]]: 1978<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCracken |first=Craig |date=7 November 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Beyond The Last Man |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705040250/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|NASL]] All-Star teams, all-time: 1980, 1981<ref>[http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/nasl/naslallstar.html NASL All-Star teams, all-time] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*[[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|NASL]] Best Midfield: 1981
*[[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] top scorer, all time: 1984<ref name=fortl/>
*[[France Football]]: [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] top 100 1930–1990: 2000<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ff-wc100.html France Football's World Cup Top-100 1930–1990] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*[[World Soccer Magazine|World Soccer]] The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 2000<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*[[Placar]] The 100 Players of the Century: 2000<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html Placar's 100 Craques do Século] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*[[Placar]] The 100 Players [[FIFA World Cup]]: 2000<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/placwc100.html Os 100 Craques das Copas (Placar Magazine)] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*[[FIFA 100]]: 2004
*[[IFFHS]]' Best Players of the Century for Peru: 2006<ref name=worldplayer/>
*World – Player of the Century Nº 48: 2006<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html World – Player of the Century] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*South American – Player of the Century Nº 17: 2006<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html South American – Player of the Century] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*The Best of The Best – Player of the Century Top 50: 2007<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bestbest.html "The Best of The Best"] Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*[[CONMEBOL]] All-Star first team 1958–2008: 2008<ref>[http://deportes.aol.com/-/_a/once-ideal-de-sudamerica-1958-2008/20080212150909990001 CONMEBOL All-Star first team 1958–2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304001520/http://deportes.aol.com/-/_a/once-ideal-de-sudamerica-1958-2008/20080212150909990001 |date=4 March 2008 }} Retrieved on 3 January 2009</ref>
*3rd top scorer of the [[Peru national football team|Peruvian national team]]: 26 goals

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.cubillasinc.com/ CubillasInc.com and Nene Cubillas Camp Futbol – Official Website]
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Cubillas.Teofilo.htm NASL stats]

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