Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna (born June 6, 1952) is a retired football forward from

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. He competed for the

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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

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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

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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,

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and

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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

. 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)

References

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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 {{Peru-footy-forward-stub