Julio Aparicio (born 30 January 1955) is a former Peruvian international striker best known for winning multiple Peruvian national titles and the 1975 Copa America competition.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 January 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arequipa, Department of Arequipa, Peru | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973 | Sportivo Huracán | ||
| 1974–1977 | Universitario | ||
| 1978–1979 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1980 | Bonita Banana | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Peru | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe won the Peruvian Premier Division with his club, Club Universitario de Deportes, in 1974.[2] He later participated in the 1975 Copa Libertadores competition, where Universitario reached the semi-final group stage.
In 1978, Aparicio transferred from Universitario to Sporting Cristal, where he would later participate in their 1978 Copa Libertadores campaign. They were eliminated in the group stage, and Aparicio scored the only goal in a 1–4 defeat away game with the club Alianza Lima. He won the Peruvian national championship in 1979 and 1980 whilst a player with Sporting Cristal.[3]
Achievements
edit- Universitario
- Sporting Cristal
International career
editHe made his debut for Peru on 22 June 1975, and his final game came on 17 July 1977. In total, Apararicio played six games for his country.[4] During this time, he was involved in the 1975 Copa America tournament, which Peru won for the second time in its history. In 1977, he took part in the qualifying campaign for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, playing in a 5–0 victory over Bolivia.
References
edit- ^ Julio Aparicio – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Historia del Club Universitario de Deportes - DALEUCAMPEON" (in Spanish).
- ^ "GALERIA DE EQUIPOS DE SPORTING CRISTAL" (in Spanish).
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis. "Peru - Record International Players". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009.
- Wołek, Tomasz (1995). Copa America : historia Mistrzostw Ameryki Południowej, 1910-1995 = Story of the South American Championships Copa America. Katowice: Wydaw GiA. pp. 150–152. ISBN 83-902751-2-0.
External links
edit- Julio Aparicio at National-Football-Teams.com