Teófilo Cubillas
Cubillas in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alianza Lima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1972 | Alianza Lima | 175 | (117) |
| 1973 | Basel | 10 | (3) |
| 1974–1977 | Porto | 85 | (48) |
| 1977–1978 | Alianza Lima | 47 | (35) |
| 1979–1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 139 | (65) |
| 1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) | 9 | (9) |
| 1984 | Alianza Lima | 4 | (4) |
| 1984–85 | South Florida Sun | 7 | (5) |
| 1987–1988 | Alianza Lima | 13 | (3) |
| 1988 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 12 | (7) |
| 1989 | Miami Sharks | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 506 | (297) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1982 | Peru | 81 | (26) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988 | Alianza Lima | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈofilo kuˈβiʎas]; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's Top 50. He was renowned for his technique and free kick ability.
Nicknamed El Nene (The Kid), he was part of the Peru national team that won the 1975 Copa América. He helped Peru reach the quarter finals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and again at the 1978 World Cup and was elected the South American Footballer of the Year in 1972.
He is the all-time leading scorer for his country, with 26 goals in 81 matches. In 2004, Pelé selected Cubillas as one of the FIFA 100, a list of 125 footballing greats. In February 2008, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Brazilian World Cup victory, he was selected in the All-Star First Team of South America of the past 50 years. Cubillas is one of only three players to score five or more goals in two different World Cups, the other two being Miroslav Klose and Thomas Müller.
Nicknamed "Nene" (the babe) for his boyish looks, Cubillas began his career with Alianza Lima at the age of 16 in 1966. Whilst at Alianza he was top scorer in the Peruvian Primera División in 1966 and 1970.
In 1972, he had his most successful season in several years. He was Libertadores Cup top scorer and South American Footballer of the Year.
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