Héctor Chumpitaz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Eduardo Chumpitaz Gonzales | ||
| Date of birth | April 12, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Cañete, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universitario | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1966–1975 | Universitario | (46) | |
| 1975–1977 | Atlas | 60 | (6) |
| 1977–1984 | Sporting Cristal | (8) | |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1981 | Peru | 105 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985 | Unión Huaral | ||
| 1985–1986 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1991 | AELU | ||
| 2012 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Héctor Eduardo Chumpitaz Gonzales (American Spanish: [ˈektor ˈtʃumpitas]; born April 12, 1943 in Cañete) is a former footballer from Peru. He, Teófilo Cubillas and Hugo Sotil have been some of Peru's most recognized football players
He was the captain of the Peruvian national team that was victorious at Copa America 1975 and during the 1970 and 1978 World Cups, Nicknamed El Capitán de America (America's Captain) because of his technique, his leadership, his organisation ability on the field and was selected captain of the American continent's team.
Chumpitaz is considered one of the greatest South American defenders of all-time and was named to the list of best World Cup players of all time by Terra.com in 2006. He was elected the 35th best South American footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the IFFHS in 2000.
At the age of 19, Chumpitaz joined a second division team in Peru, the Unidad Vecinal. Chumpitaz became a first division player in 1964, when he was signed by Deportivo Municipal, a team where he stayed until 1965.
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