Hugo Sotil
Hugo Sotil, Teofilo Cubillas, and Roberto Challe (1973)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hugo Alejandro Sotil Yerén | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Ica, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.69m(5ft 7in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker – midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Gaillard | |||
| Deportivo Municipal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1973 | Deportivo Municipal | 121 | (49) |
| 1973–1977 | Barcelona | 65 | (21) |
| 1977–1978 | Alianza Lima | 48 | (23) |
| 1979–1980 | Independiente Medellín | 32 | (8) |
| 1981–1982 | Deportivo Municipal | 20 | (7) |
| 1984 | Los Espartanos | 8 | (2) |
| 1986 | Deportivo Junin | ||
| Total | 294 | (110) | |
| National team | |||
| 1970–1978 | Peru | 62 | (18) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985 | Los Espartanos | ||
| 1986 | Deportivo Junin | ||
| 1999 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Hugo Alejandro Sotil Yerén (born 18 May 1946 in Ica) is a Peruvian former professional football player. Nicknamed El Cholo, he played as a striker or midfielder. Together with Teófilo Cubillas and Héctor Chumpitaz, he was one of Peru's most recognized football players of the 1970s. He also was a popular player in Peru, and a biopic on his life was released in that decade.
He was part of the Peruvian squad that won the Copa América 1975. He also played for Peru at the 1970 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. He won the 1973–74 La Liga title with FC Barcelona, with Johan Cruyff as a teammate.
In 1968, Sotil made his debut at the professional level for Municipal in the Peruvian Second Division, which he helped to obtain promotion to the First Division that year.
Sotil also played and scored the opening goal in an all-star match between Europe and South America in 1973 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. Soccer greats such as Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Roberto Rivelino and Teófilo Cubillas took part in that game. The game finished 4–4 and in Penalty kicks, South America won 7–6.
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