Pedro Pablo León
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Pedro Pablo León García (29 June 1943 – 9 May 2020), also known as Perico León, was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
León made 49 appearances for the Peru national team between 1963 and 1973.[1] He then started in the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the Peru national football team, along with Teófilo Cubillas, Roberto Challe and Hugo Sotil.
At club level, León played most of his career for Alianza Lima in Peru. He also played in Ecuador for Barcelona Sporting Club and in Venezuela for Deportivo Galicia.
Playing style
Perico León was a strong striker of playful skills and a unique ability to effectively use the score with his head. His ability to create technical plays often allowed him to go back and aid his teammates, thus making him quite a complete player with the possibility to serve as both a good midfielder and an excellent forward. Due to this, Pedro Pablo León is often considered one of the best forwards in the history of Peruvian football.
Personal life
He lived in Miami, Florida, and enjoyed watching his grandson Brian Jair León play soccer for the Varsity high school soccer team in Nevada. His grandson is following in his grandfather's footsteps of becoming a professional footballer.
Honours
Individual awards
- Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1963, 1967 [2]
References
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External links
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- 1943 births
- 2020 deaths
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football forwards
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Peru men's international footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Club Alianza Lima footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Deportivo Municipal footballers
- Juan Aurich footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen