José Luis Carranza

José Carranza

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Carranza Vivanco
Date of birth	January 8, 1964 (1964-01-08) (age 47)
Place of birth	Lima, Perú
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Universitario de Deportes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986-2004	Universitario de Deportes	570	(8)
National team
1988-1997	Peru	55	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

José Luis Carranza Vivanco, nicknamed El Puma (born January 8, 1964 in Rimac, Lima) is a retired football midfield player from Peru who played his entire club career for Universitario de Deportes. Carranza also played for the Peru national team, making 55 appearances between 1988 and 1997.^[1]

Biography

He made his professional debut with La U on May 13, 1986 in Bolivia against Club Bolívar. Carranza would remain with the club during his 18 years as a professional footballer. Several times during his career he rejected offers from teams in Argentina, Ecuador, and Spain among others who wanted to contract his services. He always preferred to stay loyal to his favorite team, and became a symbol of the club. His jersey number 22 is legendary in Peru and has been retired by the club.

Carranza helped win the national championships in 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000. Furthermore, he is the player who played the most clasicos — classic games against Universitario's traditional rival Alianza Lima.

He got another 4 metropolitan titles and participated in 10 Copa Libertadores. With over 51 games in this competition, Carranza surpassed Hector Chumpitaz, another Universitario symbol, in number of games played in the prestigious competition. In addition, Carranza participated in 3 Copa América and 3 World Cup qualification tournaments. He obtained 55 international caps for his national team, in which he scored one goal. He made his debut on September 21, 1988 in a friendly against Paraguay (0-1), and played his last international match for his native country on November 16, 1997 in a World Cup Qualifier against Paraguay (1-0).

His last encounter as professional was played on December 26, 2004, where he scored a goal. His testimonial match was on April 6, 2005, in a game attended by South American star players. After retiring he opened a youth football academy, runs a popular cebicheria (sea food restaurant) and is also studying to be a coach. He is known for his quotes: "Me, water and sewerage", and "Comas should have a fubo' team". He also ran for Mayor of Comas, but lost.

Clubs

• Universitario de Deportes (1985–2004)

See also

• One-club man

References

1. ^ rsssf: Peru record international footballers

External links

• National Football Team Profile

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Name	Carranza, Jose Luis
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Date of birth	January 8, 1964
Place of birth	Lima, Perú
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