Ramón Antonio Mifflin Páez (born 5 April 1947) is a former Peruvian

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player.

Career

He started his career in

Centro Iqueño Centro Iqueño is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. It was founded on October 12, 1935 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club was 1957 Peruvian Primera División c ...

in 1963, by 1965 he played in

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, and signed with Peruvian team

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in 1968 after being named player of the year. He then started in the

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for the Peru national football team with

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, Teófilo Cubillas,

Roberto Challe Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte, "Roberto Chale" (born 24 November 1946) is a Peruvian former football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders. He was born in Lima. He is also known as ''Maestro'' (Master) or ''Niño Terrible ...

, and

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which were eliminated. After his play in the World Cup, he was signed by

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of Argentina, and followed by Santos of Brazil where he became a close friend of Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Pelé. When Pele retired from Brazilian soccer, he signed for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Pele recommended several players to come and join the NY Cosmos, among them, Carlos Alberto of Brazil and Ramon Mifflin from Peru. IN 1975, Mifflin signed with the Cosmos and remained with the team until 1977. In 1978, he played six games with the Los Angeles Aztecs. Later that year he played 18 games with the New York Eagles of the American Soccer League Mifflin made 44 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1966 to 1973. Mifflin also played for Peru at the

finals in Mexico.

Retirement

Ramon Mifflin would then end up as an assistant coach for the

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Squad. His son Ramon also played pro soccer, and is now a professional soccer coach in Calgary Alberta Canada at Calgary Blizzard Soccer Club.

Honours

; Sporting Cristal: * Peruvian League **Winner (5): 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1980 **Runner-up (2): 1967, 1973 ; New York Cosmos: * North American Soccer League **Winner (1):

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NASL/ASL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mifflin, Ramón 1947 births Living people Footballers from Lima Association football midfielders Peruvian footballers Peruvian people of British descent Peru international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players Peruvian Primera División players Sporting Cristal footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Argentine Primera División players Santos FC players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players New York Cosmos players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players New York Eagles players Centro Iqueño footballers Los Angeles Aztecs players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Categoría Primera A players Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate soccer players in the United States Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Juan Aurich managers