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Héctor Chumpitaz

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Héctor Eduardo Chumpitaz Gonzáles (Latin American Spanish: [ˈeɣtoɾ ˈtʃumpitas]; born 12 April 1943, in Cañete) is a former footballer from Peru. He was voted one of the greatest defenders of all time, among the 30 best defenders in football history, and included within the 100 best players in the history of the World Cup by FIFA in 2018. He is also a member of the Historic Ideal Team of Copa América by CONMEBOL. In addition, he is the seventh highest-scoring South American defender in football history, with 65 official goals. Considered by FIFA as one of the best South American defenders of all time, Chumpitaz is also one of the greatest exponents in the history of Peruvian football. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Héctor Chumpitaz is the 1,987th most popular soccer player (down from 1,940th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Peru (down from 70th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Peruvian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Héctor Chumpitaz ranks 1,987 out of 21,273. Before him are Willi Koslowski, Tibor Nyilasi, Edmundo Piaggio, Claudio Marchisio, Araken Patusca, and Júlio César. After him are Blaž Slišković, Jérémy Mathieu, Basile Boli, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Keith Newton, and Tomás Balcázar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Héctor Chumpitaz ranks 375. Before him are Terry Venables, Juan Giménez, Joe Haldeman, Charles P. Thacker, John Bryson, and Emile Ardolino. After him are Andrea True, Denílson Custódio Machado, Milan Nenadić, Johnny Hansen, Arturo Ripstein, and Mick Jackson.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Héctor Chumpitaz ranks 71 out of 287. Before him are Martín Vizcarra (1963), Teodoro Fernández (1913), Pedro Castillo (1969), Eduardo López de Romaña (1847), Henry Ian Cusick (1967), and Vladimiro Montesinos (1945). After him are Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (1895), José Pardo y Barreda (1864), José Bustamante y Rivero (1894), Mariano Ignacio Prado (1826), José de la Riva Agüero (1783), and Miguel Grau Seminario (1834).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Peru

Among soccer players born in Peru, Héctor Chumpitaz ranks 5. Before him are Teófilo Cubillas (1949), Hugo Sotil (1949), Claudio Pizarro (1978), and Teodoro Fernández (1913). After him are Plácido Galindo (1906), Alberto Gallardo (1940), Mario de las Casas (1905), Víctor Benítez (1935), Jefferson Farfán (1984), Luis de Souza Ferreira (1908), and Orlando de la Torre (1943).

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