Víctor Bielich
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Bielich (4th crouching) and the Peruvian team in 1939. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Víctor Bielich Rocatagliatta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 March 1940 (aged 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pisco, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1937 | Universitario | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1940 | Deportivo Municipal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | Peru | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Víctor Bielich Rocatagliatta (7 August 1916 – 13 March 1940) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.
Playing career
Nicknamed Pichín, Víctor Bielich played for Universitario de Deportes between 1936 and 1937.[1] But it was at Deportivo Municipal that he made a name for himself, winning the Peruvian championship in 1938.[1] He is considered one of the great players of this latter club.[2]
A Peruvian international five times between 1938 and 1939 (scoring four goals),[3] Bielich was part of the Peruvian team that won the South American championship in 1939.
Death
On March 9, 1940, returning from Chincha Alta where the Deportivo Municipal officials had sent him to recruit a local player (José Montero), Víctor Bielich's car collided with a truck on National Highway PE-1S. Montero died instantly in the accident.[1] Bielich himself died four days later at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pisco.[1]
As a tribute, a football club in Pisco, Club Deportivo Víctor Bielich, bears his name.
Honours
Deportivo Municipal
Peru
References
- ^ a b c d e Alonso Cantuarias (3 November 2010). "Víctor Bielich: Un 'Pichín' que barrió" [Víctor Bielich: A ‘Pichín’ who swept]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ a b "In 1938 Municipal logró su primer campeonato" [In 1938, Municipal won its first championship]. Líbero (in Spanish). 1 October 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Goalscoring for Peru National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ 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 21 December 2025.
- ^ 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 (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
External links
- Víctor Bielich at National-Football-Teams.com