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José Velásquez

1952 - Today

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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). José Velásquez is the 7,224th most popular soccer player (down from 5,268th in 2024), the 203rd 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 7,224 out of 21,273. Before him are Kim Yong-jun, René Henriksen, Peter Pekarík, Theódór Elmar Bjarnason, Luis García, and Peter Nielsen. After him are Toru Morikawa, Alain Casanova, Lars Eriksson, Józef Wandzik, Bakari Koné, and Ricki Herbert.

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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.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, José Velásquez ranks 203 out of 287. Before him are Gustavo Adrianzén (1966), 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).

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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).

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