SOCCER PLAYER
José Velásquez
1952 - Today

José Velásquez
José Manuel Velásquez Castillo (born 4 June 1952 in Lima) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Nicknamed "El Patrón", he stood out for his elegance, presence, courage and technical play, being recognized as one of the players with the most personality that Peruvian football has given and the best defensive midfielder in the history of his country. He was nominated for the Global Ballon d'Or by FIFA in 1977. Famed for his elegance, leadership and technical game, along with Víctor Benítez he is recognised as one of Peru's most important defensive midfielders ever. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Velásquez is the 7,194th most popular soccer player (down from 5,268th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Peru (down from 166th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Peruvian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, José Velásquez ranks 7,194 out of 21,273. Before him are Gonzalo García, Kim Yong-jun, René Henriksen, Peter Pekarík, Theódór Elmar Bjarnason, and Luis García. After him are Toru Morikawa, Alain Casanova, Lars Eriksson, Bakari Koné, Ricki Herbert, and Stuart Williams.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGonzalo García
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 7,194
Kim Yong-jun
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 7,195
René Henriksen
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 7,196
Peter Pekarík
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 7,197
Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 7,198
Luis García
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 7,199
José Velásquez
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 7,200
Toru Morikawa
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 7,201
Alain Casanova
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 7,202
Lars Eriksson
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 7,203
Bakari Koné
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 7,204
Ricki Herbert
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 7,205
Stuart Williams
1930 - 2013
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 7,206
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, José Velásquez ranks 708. Before him are Kunzang Choden, Jacqueline Barton, Kim Warwick, Riki Sorsa, Wim Meutstege, and Laurie Bird. After him are John Hickenlooper, Hossein Sheikholeslam, David Amess, Maggie Roswell, Bappi Lahiri, and John Carl Buechler.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsKunzang Choden
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 702
Jacqueline Barton
CHEMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 703
Kim Warwick
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 704
Riki Sorsa
SINGER
1952 - 2016
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 705
Wim Meutstege
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 706
Laurie Bird
ACTOR
1952 - 1979
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 707
José Velásquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 708
John Hickenlooper
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 709
Hossein Sheikholeslam
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 710
David Amess
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2021
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 711
Maggie Roswell
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 712
Bappi Lahiri
SINGER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 713
John Carl Buechler
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2019
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 714
In Peru
Among people born in Peru, José Velásquez ranks 202 out of 287. Before him are Nolberto Solano (1974), Rosario Fernández (1955), Lourdes Flores (1959), Violeta Bermúdez (1961), Juan Manuel Vargas (1983), and Claudia Llosa (1976). After him are Salvador Salguero (1951), José Navarro (1948), Roberto Palacios (1972), Edwin Uehara (1969), José Fernández (1939), and Cecilia Tait (1962).
Others born in Peru
Go to all RankingsNolberto Solano
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 196
Rosario Fernández
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 197
Lourdes Flores
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 198
Violeta Bermúdez
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 199
Juan Manuel Vargas
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 200
Claudia Llosa
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 201
José Velásquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 202
Salvador Salguero
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 203
José Navarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 204
Roberto Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 205
Edwin Uehara
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 206
José Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 207
Cecilia Tait
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 208
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Peru
Among soccer players born in Peru, José Velásquez ranks 65. Before him are Miguel Ángel Loayza (1940), Alfredo Quesada (1949), Eladio Reyes (1948), Jaime Duarte (1955), Nolberto Solano (1974), and Juan Manuel Vargas (1983). After him are Salvador Salguero (1951), José Navarro (1948), Roberto Palacios (1972), Edwin Uehara (1969), José Fernández (1939), and Roberto Rojas (1955).
Miguel Ángel Loayza
1940 - 2017
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 59
Alfredo Quesada
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 60
Eladio Reyes
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 61
Jaime Duarte
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 62
Nolberto Solano
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 63
Juan Manuel Vargas
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 64
José Velásquez
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 65
Salvador Salguero
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 66
José Navarro
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 67
Roberto Palacios
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 68
Edwin Uehara
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 69
José Fernández
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 70
Roberto Rojas
1955 - 1991
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 71