SOCCER PLAYER

Miguel Ángel Loayza

1940 - 2017

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Miguel Ángel Loayza Ríos (21 June 1940 – 19 October 2017) was a football midfielder from Peru. He played for several clubs, notably Argentine clubs Huracán, Boca Juniors and River Plate as well as Colombian club Deportivo Cali. He was famous for his short passing, creativity and excellent dribbling ability, nicknamed "El Maestrito" (The little Master") in Argentina and "El Mago" (The magician) in Colombia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel Ángel Loayza is the 6,416th most popular soccer player (down from 6,189th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Peru (up from 198th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Peruvian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Miguel Ángel Loayza ranks 6,416 out of 21,273Before him are Tobias Linderoth, Sammy Baird, Carlos Salcido, Carlos Hermosillo, Aldo Valentini, and Takahide Kishi. After him are Doriva, Bruno Soriano, Nicolás González, Yoichi Kamimaru, Pavel Řehák, and Kenji Yamamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Miguel Ángel Loayza ranks 574Before him are Bjørn Tidmand, Chelato Uclés, Joanna Miles, Candi Staton, Graham McRae, and Johnny Giles. After him are Beth Fowler, Alexander Almetov, Fontella Bass, William Ferguson, Peter Ryan, and Ellie Greenwich. Among people deceased in 2017, Miguel Ángel Loayza ranks 585Before him are Norman Johnson, Robert Elsie, Zdeněk Šreiner, Jim Bunning, J. P. Donleavy, and Brent Briscoe. After him are Len Wein, Bill Hougland, Cristina Adela Foișor, William Steinkraus, Monty Hall, and Sofía Ímber.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Miguel Ángel Loayza ranks 190 out of 287Before him are Juan José Muñante (1948), Guillermo La Rosa (1952), Javier González (1939), José del Castillo (1943), Jorge Del Castillo (1950), and Christian Meier (1970). After him are Jaime Bayly (1965), Alfredo Quesada (1949), Eladio Reyes (1948), María Elena Moyano (1958), Jaime Duarte (1955), and Nolberto Solano (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Peru

Among soccer players born in Peru, Miguel Ángel Loayza ranks 59Before him are Roberto Chale (1946), Eusebio Acasuzo (1952), Juan José Muñante (1948), Guillermo La Rosa (1952), Javier González (1939), and José del Castillo (1943). After him are Alfredo Quesada (1949), Eladio Reyes (1948), Jaime Duarte (1955), Nolberto Solano (1974), Juan Manuel Vargas (1983), and José Velásquez (1952).