Pedro Pablo León

Perico León

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Pablo León García
Date of birth	(1943-06-29)29 June 1943
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	9 May 2020(2020-05-09) (aged 76)
Place of death	Lima
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1970	Alianza Lima	227	(104)
1971–1972	Barcelona SC	49	(24)
1973–1974	Deportivo Galicia	33	(16)
1975	Deportivo Municipal	14	(7)
1976	Juan Aurich	9	(4)
Total		332	(155)
International career
1963–1973	Peru	49	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Pablo León García (29 June 1943 – 9 May 2020), also known as Perico León, was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

León made 49 appearances for the Peru national team between 1963 and 1973. He then started in the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the Peru national football team, along with Teófilo Cubillas, Roberto Challe and Hugo Sotil.

At club level, León played most of his career for Alianza Lima in Peru. He also played in Ecuador for Barcelona Sporting Club and in Venezuela for Deportivo Galicia.

Playing style

Perico León was a striker with the ability to effectively score with his head. His ability to create technical plays often allowed him to go back and aid his teammates, thus making him quite a complete player with the possibility to serve as both a midfielder and a forward.

Personal life

He lived in Miami, Florida, and enjoyed watching his grandson Brian Jair León play soccer for the Varsity high school soccer team in Nevada. His grandson is following in his grandfather's footsteps of becoming a professional footballer.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results table. Peru's goal tally first:

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 March 1963	La Paz, Bolivia	Ecuador	1–1	2–1	1963 South American Championship
2.	21 March 1963		Bolivia	1–2	2–3
3.	2 June 1965	Caracas, Venezuela	Venezuela	3–1	6–3	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.				4–2
5.				5–2
6.	14 July 1968	Lima, Peru	Brazil	1–0	3–4	Friendly
7.				2–0
8.	9 May 1969	Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	3–1	3–1
9.	20 May 1969	Mexico City, Mexico	Mexico	1–0	1–0
10.	27 June 1969	Lima, Peru	Uruguay	1–0	1–0
11.	18 July 1969		Paraguay	2–0	2–1
12.	3 August 1969		Argentina	1–0	1–0	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	18 March 1970	León, Mexico	Mexico	1–0	3–3	Friendly
14.				3–3
15.	18 April 1970	Lima, Peru	Uruguay	3–0	4–2

Honours

Season	Club	Title
1962	Alianza Lima	Peruvian League
1963	Alianza Lima	Peruvian League
1965	Alianza Lima	Peruvian League
1971	Barcelona SC	Serie A de Ecuador
1974	Deportivo Galicia	Primera División Venezolana

Individual awards

• Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1963, 1967

External links

• Pedro Pablo León at National-Football-Teams.com