Germán Leguía
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Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó, also known as "Cocoliche", (born January 2, 1954 in Lima) is a retired professional football striker and midfielder from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup,[1] and obtained a total number of 31 caps for his native country, scoring three goals, in the years 1978 to 1983.
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Career
Leguía began playing football in his native Peru with Club Universitario de Deportes and moved to Europe in 1983. He joined Segunda División side Elche CF, helping the club gain promotion to La Liga in his first season, but the club were relegated at the end of the 1984–85 season.[2] Next, Leguía moved to Germany to play for 1. FC Köln, however he didn't settle and never appeared in an official match for the club.[3] In 1987, he transferred from Germany to Ecuador where he played for Macará until 1989.[4]
Leguía played club football until 1991, when his Universitario de Deportes coach benched him before the final of the 1990 Peruvian championship, and he subsequently decided to retire.[5]
Leguía played for Peru at the 1979 and 1983 Copa América.[6][7]
After he retired from playing, became a football coach. He managed former club Universitario during 2009.[8]
References
- ↑ Germán Leguía – FIFA competition record
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External links
- Profile at BDFutbol
See also
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Peruvian footballers
- Peru international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- 1979 Copa América players
- 1983 Copa América players
- Association football forwards
- Association football midfielders
- Universitario de Deportes footballers
- La Liga players
- Elche CF footballers
- 1. FC Köln players
- Macará footballers
- Peruvian football biography stubs