Juan Carlos Oblitas

Infobox Football biography
playername = Juan Carlos Oblitas


fullname = Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|02|16
cityofbirth = Mollendo, Arequipa
countryofbirth = Peru
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Forward
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1968–1975
1975–1976
1976–1977
1978–1980
1981–1984
1984–1985
clubs = Universitario de Deportes
Elche CF
Club Deportivo Veracruz
Sporting Cristal
R.F.C. Sérésien
Universitario de Deportes
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1973-1985
nationalteam = Peru
nationalcaps(goals) = 63 (11)
manageryears = 1987–1990
1990–1995
1996–1999
1999–2001
2003
2004
2004–2006
2007-
managerclubs = Universitario de Deportes
Sporting Cristal
Peru
Sporting Cristal
Alajuelense
Universidad San Martín de Porres
LDU
Sporting Cristal

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").

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 (1990) 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.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oblitas-intl.html Oblitas on RSSSF-site]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=18098 Career details] at National Football Teams
*es icon [http://www.futbolfactory.futbolweb.net/index.php?ff=historicos&f2=00001&idjugador=376 Futbol Factory profile]