Nolberto Solano
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nolberto Albino Solano Todco | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Callao, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1991–1992 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Sporting Cristal | 11 | (1) |
| 1993 | Deportivo Municipal | 27 | (7) |
| 1994–1997 | Sporting Cristal | 97 | (31) |
| 1997–1998 | Boca Juniors | 32 | (5) |
| 1998–2004 | Newcastle United | 182 | (37) |
| 2004–2005 | Aston Villa | 49 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Newcastle United | 58 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | West Ham United | 23 | (4) |
| 2008 | Larissa | 17 | (2) |
| 2009 | Universitario | 32 | (10) |
| 2010 | Leicester City | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Hull City | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Hartlepool United | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 566 | (115) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2009 | Peru | 95 | (20) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Universitario | ||
| 2013 | José Gálvez | ||
| 2014 | Internacional de Toronto | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nolberto Albino "Ñol" Solano Todco (born 12 December 1974), commonly known as Nobby Solano, is a retired Peruvian professional footballer, and former manager of Peruvian Primera División club Universitario de Deportes and Canadian semi-professional team Internacional de Toronto, from League1 Ontario. He spent much of his playing career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009. He is a popular figure in his native Peru, where he is seen as one of the most famous Peruvians, appearing on telephone cards and having his wedding televised live.
His talents in football range from accurate crosses to accomplished dead-ball skills and he traditionally played either on the right side of midfield, or as a right back during his career. He is the first choice player to take corner and direct free kicks. Solano is the first Peruvian to play in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final. He is also an accomplished trumpet player and has set up his own Salsa band, The Geordie Latinos. He has described himself as an "adopted Geordie."
Born in Callao, Peru, Solano was the youngest of seven. His father, Albino, was in the Peru Navy, whilst his mother was a housewife who raised him, his four brothers and two sisters. He began playing football at a very early age in the streets of Callao.
Solano witnessed the Peru national football team qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup at the age of three and again qualify for the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the age of seven. The second World Cup he witnessed had the biggest effect on him. At that time he played a lot of football and his national team inspired him.
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