- Pedro Larraquy
Football player infobox
playername = Pedro Larraquy
fullname = Pedro Omar Larraquy
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|6|13
cityofbirth =Buenos Aires
countryofbirth =Argentina
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position = Defender & Midfielder
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years = 1975-1987
1987-1988
clubs = Vélez Sársfield
San Lorenzo
caps(goals) = 455 (82)
19 (1)
nationalyears = 1979-?
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = ? (?)
pcupdate = October 2007Pedro Omar Larraquy (born
June 13 1956 inBuenos Aires ) is a former Argentine footballer he spent the majority of his playing career at Vélez Sársfield where he set a record number of appearances with 455.Larraquy started his professional career in 1975, with Velez Sarsfield. He played as a defender at first but in later years he was converted into a midfield player.
In 1979 the club reached the final of the
Metropolitano championship only to lose to River Plate. On the strength of his performances Larraquy was selected to represent theArgentina national football team at theCopa América 1979 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/79safull.html RSSSF Copa America 1979] ] .In 1980 Larraquy suffered a serious injury that prevented him from playing in the
Copa Libertadores . In 1981 he enjoyed one of the highlights of his career, scoring 4 goals in a 5-0 win overGimnasia y Tiro de Salta .In 1985 Vélez Sarsfield reached the final of the
Nacional championship only to lose this time to Argentinos Juniors.Larraquy left Velez in 1987, having played 455 games for the club, and scored 82 goals. His goals tally leaves him in 5th place in the club's all-time scorers list.Between 1987 and 1988 Larraquy played for San Lorenzo de Almagro, he retired in 1988.
Larraquy went on to earn his coaching licence and currently works as the youth team co-ordinator at Velez.
References
External links
*es icon [http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/comunidad/efemerides/Eventos.asp?intMes=6&intDia=13 Short bio on the Velez website]
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