Fidel Ernesto Suárez Becerra (born January 1, 1962, in

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), known as Fidel Suárez, is a Peruvian retired footballer who played for clubs in

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and

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Career

In 1987 Suárez would have his best year in his soccer career, managing to reach his second national title with Universitario, and, in addition, he managed to be the top scorer of the season with 29 goals. In Chile, Suárez played for

Deportes Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean professional football club based in Iquique, currently playing in the Chilean Primera División. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capac ...

and

Cobresal Club de Deportes Cobresal, or simply Cobresal, is a Chilean football club based in El Salvador, Atacama, a Chilean mining camp, and participates in Campeonato Nacional. The team was founded on 5 May 1979, and the name of the club comes from the ...

in 1990 and 1991, respectively.

Personal life

Suárez had a twin brother, , died in 2022, who also was a footballer. Due to this, he is nicknamed ''El Mellizo'' (The Twin). Both his older brother, , and his uncle, , were also footballers.

Titles

Universitario Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universitario, has competed in ...

1985, 1987 and 1990 (Peruvian Primera División Championship)

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