Juan Valdivieso

Juan Valdivieso
Personal information
Full name Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla
Date of birth (1910-05-06)6 May 1910
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death 2 May 2007(2007-05-02) (aged 96)
Place of death Lima, Peru
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1941 Alianza Lima
International career
1930–1938 Peru 10 (0)
Managerial career
Deportivo Municipal
Defensor Lima
Atlético Chalaco
1954–1955 Peru
1963 Peru
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Bolivarian Games
1938 Bogotá
Copa América
Winner 1939 Lima
1935 Lima
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla (6 May 1910 – 2 May 2007)[2] was a Peruvian football goalkeeper and manager.

Playing career

During his career, he played club football for Alianza Lima where he won five Peruvian championships.[3] He made 10 appearances for the Peru national football team,[4] participating at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the 1936 Summer Olympics.[5]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, he began a coaching career, first at Deportivo Municipal, with whom he won two Peruvian championships in 1943 and 1950.[3] He then coached Defensor Lima and Atlético Chalaco. He was the manager of the Peruvian national team twice, from 1954 to 1955 and again in 1963.

Personal life

His youngest son, Luis Valdivieso Montano, is the current Minister of the Economy and Finance of Peru. His grandson, Juan Pablo Valdivieso, represented Peru in swimming during the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

He died in 2007 at 96 years old.

Honours

Player

Alianza Lima

Peru

Manager

Deportivo Municipal

Peru (amateur)

References

  1. ^ "Juan Valdivieso". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ "La Republica article". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "El "Mago" Valdivieso en el recuerdo" [The “Magician” Valdivieso in memory]. Todo Sport. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ^ rsssf: Peru record international footballers Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Juan Valdivieso". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ Eduardo Combe (12 February 2017). "El escudo con el que la Selección Peruana salió campeona de la Copa América 1939" [The crest with which the Peruvian National Team won the 1939 Copa América]. Depor. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. ^ Eduardo Combe (17 August 2018). "Selección Peruana: hace 80 años ganó el primer título de su historia" [Peruvian National Team: 80 years ago they won the first title in their history]. Depor. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  8. ^ Cesar Silva (15 November 2022). "Peru - Championship Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  9. ^ Julio Cesar Higa Higa (17 November 2024). "Crónicas de Fútbol (Retro)". Facebook. Retrieved 1 February 2026.