Alfonso Saldarriaga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfonso Enrique Saldarriaga de Osma | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Callao, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1985 (aged 83) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1926 | Unión Buenos Aires | ||
| 1927–1928 | Atlético Chalaco | ||
| 1929–1930 | Hidroaviación | ||
| 1931–1935 | Atlético Chalaco | ||
| 1936 | Everton | ||
| International career | |||
| 1927–1929 | Peru | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alfonso Enrique Saldarriaga de Osma (23 January 1902 – 8 March 1985) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as defender.
Playing career
Club career
This elegant defender – nicknamed El Sereno (the serene)[1] – began his career in 1919 with Unión Buenos Aires in his hometown of Callao. He made a name for himself in a friendly match on 7 September 1924, between a team made up of players from Unión Buenos Aires and Atlético Chalaco – sometimes called Combinado Chalaco – and Uruguay, scoring the winning goal from the penalty spot against the Uruguayans.[2] This goal was significant as it represented the first victory for a Peruvian team over Uruguay, even before the existence of the Peruvian national football team.[2]
He continued his career with other clubs in Callao, such as Atlético Chalaco and Hidroaviación. In 1936, he moved to Chile, joining Everton de Viña del Mar, a club that fielded up to ten Peruvian players in its first team.[3] He will end his career there.
International career
A Peruvian international from 1927 to 1929, Alfonso Saldarriaga earned six caps for the Peruvian national team (scoring no goals).[4] He participated in the 1927 South American Championship, held in Lima, where he was part of Peru's first-ever squad, which lost 0–4 to Uruguay on 1 November 1927.
Two years later, he played in the 1929 South American Championship in Buenos Aires. Surprisingly, he was not selected to play in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay.
References
- ^ Roberto Castro (9 June 2012). "Alfonso Saldarriaga: Sereno y efectivo" [Alfonso Saldarriaga: Calm and effective]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ a b Roberto Castro (3 September 2013). "Con la serenidad del primer setiembre" [With the serenity of the first September]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Pablo Diez (14 March 2021). "El equipo con 10 futbolistas peruanos de Everton 1936" [The Everton team of 1936 with 10 Peruvian footballers]. asifuch.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
- Alfonso Saldarriaga at National-Football-Teams.com