Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó, also known as ''Cocoliche'', (born January 2, 1954 in Lima) is a retired professional

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and midfielder from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the

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and

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, and obtained a total number of 31 caps for his native country, scoring three goals, in the years 1978 to 1983.

Playing career

Club

Leguía began playing football in his native Peru with

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and moved to Europe in 1983. He joined

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side Elche CF, helping the club gain promotion to La Liga in his first season, but the club were relegated at the end of the 1984–85 season. Next, Leguía moved to Germany to play for

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, however he didn't settle due to problems with his registration and never appeared in an official match for the club. He then had a spell at Belgian side Beveren for whom he only played three cup matches before disappearing back to Germany and spent half a season at Portuguese side

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. In 1987, he transferred from Germany to Ecuador where he played for

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until 1989. Leguía played club football until 1991, when his Universitario de Deportes coach benched him before the final of the 1990 Peruvian championship, and he subsequently decided to retire.

International

Leguía played for Peru at the

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and

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Managerial career

After he retired from playing, became a football coach. He managed former club Universitario during 2009.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leguia, German 1954 births Living people Footballers from Lima Association football midfielders Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players 1983 Copa América players Association football forwards Deportivo Municipal footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Elche CF players 1. FC Köln players K.S.K. Beveren players S.C. Farense players C.S.D. Macará footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Sport Boys footballers Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Ecuador Peruvian Primera División players La Liga players