Cesar Cueto
Cesar Augusto Cueto Villa (born 6 June 1952 in Lima) is a Peruvian former football midfielder who played most of his career between two clubs, Alianza Lima Atletico Nacional of Medellin and Cucuta Deportivo, and is one of the most revered footballers in the history of the country's football.
He started his professional career with local club Alianza Lima in 1969, and between 1973 and 1974 he was on loan with the teams Jose Galvez and Deportivo Municipal. After Cueto's return to Alianza Lima in 1975, the club won the league titles of 1975, 1977, and 1978. In 1979, he moved to Colombia to play for Atletico Nacional, where he became the team captain, and won the national title in 1981. He signed with America de Cali in 1984, winning another league title that year with the club.
Cueto, nicknamed The Poet of the Golden Left Foot is considered the greatest foreign player to have arrived in Colombian Football. He was Carlos Valderrama`s favorite player and initial inspiration. After an injury in 1985, he retired from the national teal but returmed to play for Alianza in after the 1987 air disaster; another injury struck him in 1988, forcing him away from playing. He played irregularly until his definite retirement in 1991. Yet, none forget is great appearance in the World Cup qualifying match against the Argentina of Maradona in the city of Buenos Aires in 1985, where his skills left 4 opponents looking down on him and the magic pass to Geronimo Barbadillo for the 2-1 lead before the final tragic tie.
Also a member of the Peru national team, he earned 51 caps and scored 6 goals for Peru and represented it in the World Cups of 1978 – scoring in the opening match against Scotland – and 1982.
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