Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna (born June 6, 1952) is a retired
football forward from
Peru
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He competed for the
Peru national football team
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at the
1978 and
1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number nineteen jersey. He’s nicknamed the 'tank' for his corpulence, Guillermo La Rosa scored the last Peruvian goal for 36 years against
Poland
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in a World Cup match in Spain 1982. The 36 year cold streak was finally broken by
Andre Carrillo when Peru defeated
Australia 2-0 at the
2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia.
Club career
La Rosa played for Peruvian clubs
Defensor Lima
Club Atlético Defensor Lima is a Perúvian football club located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.
The club plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
History
The club ...
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Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as Sport Boys or simply Boys, is a Peruvian football club based in the port city of Callao. It was founded on 28 July 1927. Its classic and historic rival is the Atlético Chalaco against whom dispute ...
and
Alianza Lima where he claimed the title in 1978. That year he was one of the
Copa Libertadores top scorers with 8 goals. Between 1979 and 1987 he played for
Atletico Nacional,
America de Cali,
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
History Early years
While there are several ...
and
Cúcuta Deportivo
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The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league ...
of Colombia.
He retired in 1989, playing for Ecuadorian club Liga de Quito, and currently works as a coach for children in a football academy in Lima.
International career
La Rosa made 39 appearances for the
Peru national football team
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.
He retired from international competition after playing the
1982 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
Titles
Individual
* 1973
Bolivarian Games Top scorer (11 goals)
* 1978
Copa Libertadores Top scorer (8 goals)
See also
*
1978 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Argentina.
Group 1
Argentina
Head coach: César Luis Menotti
Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering sys ...
*
1982 FIFA World Cup squads
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References
External links
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Weltfussball profile
1952 births
Living people
Footballers from Lima
Men's association football forwards
Peruvian men's footballers
Peru men's international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Peruvian Primera División players
Categoría Primera A players
Sport Boys footballers
Club Alianza Lima footballers
Atlético Nacional footballers
América de Cali footballers
Deportivo Pereira footballers
Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
L.D.U. Quito footballers
Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
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