José Velásquez (footballer)

José Velásquez
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Velásquez Castillo
Date of birth	June 4, 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
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Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1978	Alianza Lima
1979	Independiente Medellín
1980–1981	Toronto Blizzard
1982	Independiente Medellín
1983–1984	Alianza Lima
1984–1985	Hércules
1986	Deportes Iquique
International career
1972–1985	Peru
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008

José Manuel Velásquez Castillo (born June 4, 1952 in Lima) is a retired football midfielder from Peru. Nicknamed "El Patrón", he played for the Peru national football team that won the Copa América in 1975^[1] and competed at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number six jersey. He played a total of 82 games for Peru between 1972 and 1985, scoring 12 goals.^[2]

Famous by his elegance, leadership and technical game, with Víctor Benítez, is recognized as Peru's most important defensive midfielders.

Career

At club level he played for Alianza Lima in Peru, where he was part of three league championship winning campaigns (1975, 1977 & 1978). He also played for Independiente Medellín of Colombia, Hércules CF of Spain and Deportes Iquique of Chile.

Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	09.02.77	Lima, Peru	Hungary	1-0	3-2	Friendly
2.	09.02.77	Lima, Peru	Hungary	3-1	3-2	Friendly
3.	12.03.77	Lima, Peru	Ecuador	2-1	2-1	World Cup Qualifier
4.	29.05.77	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Haiti	6-0	6-0	Friendly
5.	17.07.77	Cali, Colombia	Bolivia	1-0	5-0	World Cup Qualifier
6.	17.07.77	Cali, Colombia	Bolivia	3-0	5-0	World Cup Qualifier
7.	11.06.78	Córdoba, Argentina	Iran	1-0	4-1	1978 FIFA World Cup
8.	17.05.82	Lima, Peru	Romania	1-0	2-0	Friendly
9.	24.02.85	Santiago, Chile	Chile	1-1	2-1	Friendly
10.	27.02.85	Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	2-1	2-2	Friendly
11.	23.04.85	Lima, Peru	Uruguay	1-0	2-1	Friendly
12.	30.06.85	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	1-1	2-2	World Cup Qualifier

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