Germán Leguía Explained

Germán Leguía
Fullname:Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó
Birth Date:2 January 1954
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Height:1.860NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1974–1975
Years2:1976–1977
Years3:1978–1983
Years4:1983–1985
Caps4:50
Goals4:6
Years5:1985–1986
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:1986
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:1987
Years8:1988
Years9:1989
Years10:1989–1990
Years11:1991
Clubs11:Sport Boys
Nationalyears1:1978–1983
Nationalcaps1:31
Nationalgoals1:3

Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó, also known as Cocoliche, (born January 2, 1954, in Lima) is a retired professional football striker and midfielder from Peru.

He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup, 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 Club Universitario de Deportes and moved to Europe in 1983. He joined Segunda División 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.[1] Next, Leguía moved to Germany to play for 1. FC Köln, however he didn't settle due to problems with his registration and never appeared in an official match for the club.[2] 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 Farense.[3]

In 1987, he transferred from Germany to Ecuador where he played for Macará until 1989.[4]

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.[5]

International

Leguía played for Peru at the 1979 and 1983 Copa América.[6] [7]

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, became a football coach. He managed former club Universitario during 2009.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mundo Deportivo. 2-1: El.ELCHE DIJO ADIOS. 2-1: Elche says good-bye. 20. Spanish. 15 April 1985.
  2. Web site: Depor.pe. Cruz, Jorge Luis. Leguía: "Si ganamos la Libertadores, me acabo el whisky de Lima". Leguía: "If we win the Libertadores, I just whiskey Lima". Spanish. 25 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331192446/http://depor.pe/noticia/385966/leguia-si-ganamos-libertadores-me-acabo-whisky-lima. 31 March 2014.
  3. http://www.eskabee.be/news/article/160 Vergeten speler: German Leguia (2)
  4. Web site: El Universo. Aguirre Parreno, Peter. Germán Leguía: Somos más que los europeos. Germán Leguía: We are more than Europeans. Spanish. 20 June 2004.
  5. Web site: El Comercio. Cuando el 'Gato' Cuellar retiró a Germán Leguía de la 'U'. When the 'Cat' Cuellar ended Germán Leguía's career with the 'U'. Peredo, Daniel. Spanish. 8 April 2010.
  6. Web site: Tabeira, Martín. Copa América 1979. RSSSF. 15 July 2011.
  7. Web site: Tabeira, Martín. Copa América 1983. RSSSF. 19 September 2013.
  8. Web site: Reuters. Top Peru club to sell training fields to pay tax debt. 23 September 2009.