Guillermo La Rosa
Peruvian footballer (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is La Rosa and the second or maternal family name is Laguna.
Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna (born June 6, 1952) is a retired football forward from Peru.
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Full name | Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna | ||
Date of birth | (1952-06-06) June 6, 1952 (age 71) | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Lima Province, Peru | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Porvenir Miraflores | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1975 | Defensor Lima | ||
1976–1977 | Sport Boys | ||
1978–1979 | Alianza Lima | ||
1979–1983 | Atlético Nacional | 160 | (50) |
1984–1985 | América de Cali | 27 | (8) |
1986 | Deportivo Pereira | 29 | (5) |
1987 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 6 | (0) |
1988–1989 | LDU Quito | ||
International career | |||
1973–1982 | Peru | 39 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2009 |
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He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup,[1] wearing the number nineteen jersey. He’s nicknamed the 'tank' for his corpulence, Guillermo La Rosa scored the last Peruvian goal for 36 years against Poland in a World Cup match in Spain 1982. The 36 year cold streak was finally broken by Andre Carrillo when Peru defeated Australia 2-0 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia.