Juan Carlos Oblitas

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Full Name	Juan Carlos Oblitas
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 16, 1951(1951-02-16)
Age	73
Birthplace	Mollendo
Country	Peru
Birth City	Arequipa Region
Horoscope	Aquarius

Juan Carlos Oblitas Biography

Juan Carlos Oblitas is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on February 16, 1951 in Mollendo, Arequipa Region, Peru. Juan Carlos Oblitas, el Ciego was born in Mollendo, Arequipa on 16 February 1951. He’s married to Virginia Villamarin and has three children (Gisella, Juan Fernando, and Vanessa). There are six grandkids. Juan Fernando, his brother Juan Fernando has three daughters: Paula, Ariana and Andrea.

Following Manuel Burga resigned following a lengthy period of criticism and apprehension, the new FPF direction in the form of Edwin Oviedo appointed him as technical director of Peru’s national squad. In January of 2017, he assisted the new FPF management to develop the “Minors Plan” project, which aims to enhance the youth soccer of Peru that has been less developed than the majority of CONMEBOL nations, and to revive and improve the development of football in Peru to ensure the best future for the country. The plan also sought to create Peru one of the major youth soccer powers throughout South America, hoping to get more often qualified to FIFA World Cups. FIFA U-17 and FIFA U-20 World Cups. He also contributed to the design of the Centennial Plan 2022, with the goal of achieving many more World Cup qualification successes, and make Peru’s Peruvian youth league among the most competitive in South America and also the establishment of the the brand new FPF Academy, the Center of National Teams.

As as a manager, he took home as a manager the Primera Division Peruana national title by partnering with Universitario (1987) in addition to Sporting Cristal (1994, 1995) and also winning the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Futbol with Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (2005). Between 1996 and 1999, he was the coach of the Peru national team in football but was not able to make it to his 1998 World Cup finals on goal differentiating.

Juan Carlos Oblitas Net Worth

Juan Carlos Oblitas is one of the richest Association Football Player from Peru. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Juan Carlos Oblitas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba (16 February 1951 in Mollendo, Arequipa) is a retired Peruvian footballer. He is a soccer manager who is known as”El Ciego (“The Blind One”). Oblitas was an exceptional outside left wing forward the level of the national team for Peru in the 1970s and 80s.

As as a player, he played an athlete at the 1982 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. He was awarded 64 international caps for Peru and was also the winner of the Copa America 1975. He played at Club level with Universitario as well as Sporting Cristal in Peru, in addition to Elche and Elche in Spain, Veracruz in Mexico and R.F.C. Seresien in Belgium.

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Who is Juan Carlos Oblitas Dating?

According to our records, Juan Carlos Oblitas married to Virginia Villamarin. As of December 1, 2023, Juan Carlos Oblitas’s is not dating anyone.

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Juan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Peru. Juan Carlos Oblitas celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.

Top Facts about Juan Carlos Oblitas

1. Juan Carlos Oblitas is a retired Peruvian footballer born in 1951.
2. He played as a forward for several clubs including Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima.
3. Oblitas scored 107 goals in his professional career.
4. He also represented the Peru national team, scoring 27 goals in 67 appearances.
5. Oblitas was part of the Peru squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 1978 World Cup.
6. After retiring from playing, he became a successful coach and sports administrator.
7. Oblitas has managed several Peruvian clubs as well as the national team.
8. He served as director of sport for the Peruvian Football Federation from 2015-2020.
9. In 2020, he was appointed technical director of the national team once again.
10. Overall, Juan Carlos Oblitas is considered one of Peru’s greatest footballers and sports figures.