Miguel Ángel Loayza

Miguel Ángel Loayza
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Angel Loayza Rios
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder

Miguel Angel Loayza Rios (born 21 June 1940 in Lima) is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He played for several clubs, notably Argentine clubs Huracán, Boca Juniors and River Plate as well as Colombian club Deportivo Cali. He was famous for his short passing, creativity and excellent dribbling ability, nicknamed "El Maestrito" (The Teacher small) in Argentina and "El Mago" (The magician) in Colombia.

Playing career

He made his debut for Ciclista Lima in June 1957 and quickly demonstrated his talent. He participated with Peru in the Copa America 1959 making a strong performance with 5 goals in 6 matches.^[1] On May 17, 1959 Loayza was part of the Peru national team which demolished to England 4-1 in Lima.^[2]

After a successful career in Peru he left his homeland at 19 years of age, to play for Spanish club FC Barcelona, he would not return to play in Peru. He was not able to adapt to European football and Loayza moved on to Argentina to play with Boca Juniors, where he played 3 seasons. He won an Argentine League in 1962.

Loayza also played for a number of other clubs in Argentina including Club Atlético Huracán, Rosario Central and Boca Juniors fiercest rivals River Plate.

In 1969 he joined Deportivo Cali where he was part of the team that won 2 Mustang Cup (1969, 1970) and remains one of their most iconic players.^[3]

Honors

Season	Club	Title
1960	FC Barcelona	Spanish League
1960	FC Barcelona	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1962	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
1969	Deportivo Cali	Colombian Championship
1970	Deportivo Cali	Colombian Championship

References

External links

[1] Southamerican Championship 1959

[2] Peru 4 England 1

[3] Deportivo Cali, unforgettable players

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