Enrique Perales
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| Full name | Enrique Perales del Río | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ica, Peru | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 October 2002 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1938–1940 | Universitario | ||||||||||||||||
| 1941–1948 | Deportivo Municipal | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | C.D. Oro | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1951 | Independiente Medellín | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1947 | Peru | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Enrique Perales del Río (Ica, 18 January 1914 – Lima, 27 October 2002) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as defender.
Club career
Trained at Sport Victoria in his hometown of Ica, Enrique Perales began his career at Universitario de Deportes in 1938 and won the Peruvian championship with the club in 1939.[1] In 1941, he joined Deportivo Municipal and became a key player. With this club, he won the Peruvian championship in 1943. Interestingly, he played for Deportivo Municipal alongside his two brothers, Agapito and Constantino Perales.
Enrique Perales then went abroad, first to Mexico where he played for C.D. Oro in 1948, before signing in 1949 with Independiente Medellín in Colombia.[2] The team had a large contingent of Peruvian players, nicknamed La Danza del Sol (The Dance of the Sun).[3]
International career
A Peruvian international 17 times between 1939 and 1947 (no goals scored)[4], Enrique Perales was part of the Peruvian team that won the South American championship in 1939. He would have the opportunity to participate in three more South American championships in the 1940s (1941, 1942 and 1947).
Honours
Universitario de Deportes
Deportivo Municipal
Peru
References
- ^ a b Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona (24 February 2024). "Campeón 1939 - Club Universitario de Deportes". daleucampeon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Roberto Castro (8 June 2012). "Enrique Perales: Cabeza de dinastía" [Enrique Perales: Dynasty head]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Juan Manuel Uribe (15 June 2020). "Medellín y la Danza del Sol" [Medellín and the Dance of the Sun]. capsulas.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Enrique Perales at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Eduardo Combe (10 February 2018). "Selección Peruana: un día como hoy ganó la Copa América por primera vez" [Peruvian National Team: On this day they won the Copa America for the first time]. Depor (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
External links
- Enrique Perales at National-Football-Teams.com