Orlando de la Torre Castro (21 November 1943 – 24 August 2022) was a Peruvian
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
De la Torre began his club career by playing for
Sporting Cristal at the age of 17 as a central defender, going on to win the
Peruvian Primera División
The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when ...
in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
and
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
.
International career
De la Torre played for the
Peru national team between 1967 and 1973, gaining 39 caps.
Appearances for Peru National Team
- RSSSF He was part of the Peru squad for the 1970 World Cup.
References
External links
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1943 births
2022 deaths
1970 FIFA World Cup players
People from Trujillo, Peru
Peruvian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Peru men's international footballers
Sporting Cristal footballers
Atlético Chalaco footballers
Juan Aurich footballers
Juan Aurich managers
Sport Boys footballers
Sport Boys managers
Deportivo Municipal managers
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