Juan Carlos Oblitas

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Juan Carlos Oblitas
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba
Date of birth	February 16, 1951 (1951-02-16) (age 62)
Place of birth	Mollendo, Arequipa, Peru
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Universitario de Deportes
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1968–1975 1975–1976 1976–1977 1978–1980 1981–1984 1984–1985	Universitario de Deportes Elche CF Club Deportivo Veracruz Sporting Cristal R.F.C. Sérésien Universitario de Deportes
National team
1973-1985	Peru	63 (11)
Teams managed
1987–1990 1990–1995 1996–1999 1999–2001 2003 2004 2004–2006 2007-	Universitario de Deportes Sporting Cristal Peru Sporting Cristal Alajuelense Universidad San Martín de Porres LDU Sporting Cristal
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba (Mollendo, Arequipa, 1951) is a former Peruvian football (soccer) player and currently a football manager, who is nicknamed El Ciego ("The Blind One"). Oblitas was an extraordinary outside left wing forward at the national team level for Peru back in the 70s and 80s.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Titles 2.1 As a player 2.2 As a manager 3 External links

Biography

Juan Carlos Oblitas, el Ciego, was born in Mollendo, Arequipa on February 16, 1951. He is married to Virginia Villamarin and has three children (Gisella, Juan Fernando, and Vanessa).

As a player, he was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups. He obtained 64 international caps with Peru, and won the Copa América 1975. He played at the club level for Universitario and Sporting Cristal in Peru, as well as Elche in Spain, Veracruz in Mexico and R.F.C. Sérésien in Belgium.

As a manager, he won the Primera División Peruana national title with Universitario (1987) and Sporting Cristal (1994, 1995), as well as the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol with Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito) (2005). In the period 1996-99 he coached the Peru national football team, missing the 1998 World Cup finals on goal difference.

Titles

As a player

Season	Club	Title
1971	Universitario de Deportes	Peruvian League
1974	Universitario de Deportes	Peruvian League
1975	Peru national team	Copa America
1979	Sporting Cristal	Peruvian League
1980	Sporting Cristal	Peruvian League
1985	Universitario de Deportes	Peruvian League

As a manager

Season	Club	Title
1987	Universitario de Deportes	Peruvian League
1991	Sporting Cristal	Peruvian League
1994	Sporting Cristal	Peruvian League
1995	Sporting Cristal	Peruvian League
1999	Peru national team	Kirin Cup
2005	Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito	Serie A de Ecuador

External links

• Oblitas on RSSSF-site
• Career details at National Football Teams
• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile^{[dead link]}

v · d · ePeru squad – Copa América 1975 1 Acasuzo • 2 Aparacio • 3 Barbadillo • 4 Casaretto • 5 Cubillas • 6 Chumpitaz • 7 Cueto • 8 Díaz • 9 González Ganoza • 10 Mélendez • 11 Navarro • 12 Oblitas • 13 Ojeda • 14 Párraga • 15 Quesada • 16 Ramírez • 17 Rojas • 18 Ruiz • 19 Sartor • 20 Soria • 21 Sotil • 22 Velásquez • Coach: Calderon

v · d · ePeru squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Sartor • 2 Duarte • 3 Manzo • 4 Chumpitaz • 5 Díaz • 6 Velásquez • 7 Muñante • 8 Cueto • 9 P. Rojas • 10 Cubillas • 11 Oblitas • 12 Mosquera • 13 Cáceres • 14 Navarro • 15 Leguía • 16 Gorriti • 17 Quesada • 18 Labarthe • 19 La Rosa • 20 Sotil • 21 Quiroga • 22 R. Rojas • Coach: Calderón

v · d · ePeru squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup 1 Acasuzo • 2 Duarte • 3 Salguero • 4 Gastulo • 5 Leguía • 6 Velásquez • 7 Barbadillo • 8 Cueto • 9 Uribe • 10 Cubillas • 11 Oblitas • 12 González • 13 Arizaga • 14 Gutiérrez • 15 Díaz • 16 Olaechea • 17 Navarro • 18 Malásquez • 19 La Rosa • 20 Rojas • 21 Quiroga • 22 Reyna • Coach: Tim

v · d · ePeru national football team – Managers Oliveri (1927) · Borelli (1929) · Bru (1930) · Greenwell (1938–39) · Arrillaga (1942) · Fernandez (1942–45) · Arana (1946–47) · Fernández (1948–50) · Huapaya (1951–52) · Cook (1953) · Fernández (1953) · Valdivieso (1954–55) · Fernández (1956) · Orth (1957–59) · de Almeyda (1963) · Didi (1969–70) · Baróti (1971–72) · Scarone (1972–73) · Calderón (1975–79) · Chiarella (1979) · Tim (1980–82) · Tan (1983) · Barack (1984–85) · Challe (1985–87) · Cuellar (1987) · Calderón (1987) · Pepe (1988–89) · Company (1990–91) · Popović (1992–93) · Company (1994–95) · Ternero (1997–97) · Oblitas (1996–99) · Maturana (1999–2000) · Uribe (2000–01) · Autuori (2002–05) · Ternero (2005–06) · Navarro (2006) · Uribe (2007) · del Solar (2007–)

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