When was Teófilo Cubillas born and where?
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga was born on the 8th of March 1949 in Peru. He began his professional career with Alianza Lima at just sixteen years old in 1966.
Questions about Teófilo Cubillas
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How much did FC Porto pay for Teófilo Cubillas transfer fee?
The final fee reached £200,000 when Portuguese club FC Porto offered enough money to satisfy Basel in December 1973. He arrived wearing number ten and became the highest-paid player in Portugal.
What award did Teófilo Cubillas win at the 1970 FIFA World Cup?
Cubillas won the Best Young Player award for the event and finished third in the Golden Shoe race with five total goals. Pelé publicly endorsed him after the competition stating that he already had a successor named Teófilo Cubillas.
How many league goals did Teófilo Cubillas score for Fort Lauderdale Strikers?
He spent five seasons there scoring fifty-nine league goals between 1979 and 1988. A memorable moment occurred in 1981 when he scored three goals in just seven minutes against the Los Angeles Aztecs.
Did Teófilo Cubillas help Peru win the Copa América tournament?
One year later, he helped his nation win its second Copa América tournament in 1975. The final required a playoff match between Peru and Colombia after both teams drew points and Hugo Sotil scored the winning goal in that decisive fixture.