Gerónimo Barbadillo

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Gerónimo Barbadillo
Personnel
Surname Gerónimo Barbadillo González
birthday September 24, 1952
place of birth Lima ,  Peru
size 179 cm
position attack
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1972-1973 Sport boys
1974-1975 Defensor Lima
1975-1982 UANL Tigres 188 (61)
1982-1985 US Avellino 81 (10)
1985-1986 Udinese Calcio 22 0(2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1973-1986 Peru 20 0(3)
1 Only league games are given.

Gerónimo Barbadillo González (born September 24, 1952 in Lima ), also known by his nickname Patrulla , is a former Peruvian football player who spent a few years of his career in Italy . He also took part in the 1982 World Cup in Spain with the national team of his home country .

Career

Club career

Gerónimo Barbadillo, born on September 24, 1952 in the Peruvian capital Lima , began playing football with the Sport Boys from Callao . After being active there for two years from 1972 to 1973, the attacker switched to Defensor Lima for the 1974 season , where he was under contract for the next two years. Defensor Lima was Peruvian football champion for the first time and to date only in 1973 and played in Barbadillo's first season in the Copa Libertadores . Surprisingly, they made it into the second group stage as the first in group four ahead of CD El Nacional , Universidad Católica de Quito and Sporting Cristal , where they were then eliminated without winning a point.

In the middle of the Peruvian season 1975, Gerónimo Barbadillo left Defensor Lima and moved to Mexico to UANL Tigres , where he enjoyed a successful seven years from summer 1975 to summer 1982. With UANL Tigres, Barbadillo won two Mexican football championships in 1977/78 and 1981/82, also succeeded in 1975/76 by a final victory against Club América also the cup victory. Gerónimo Barbadillo was able to attract the interest of European clubs with his performances in Mexico. In 1982 he received an offer from US Avellino from the Italian Serie A , at that time the best soccer league in the world. Thus, from the summer of 1982, the Peruvian played in the city on the Gulf of Naples .

For the US Avellino, Gerónimo Barbadillo made 81 league games in the first Italian football league in three years and scored a total of ten goals during this time, a rather average value for a striker. From a table, the Peruvian managed to stay in league with the southern Italian club in all three seasons he spent in Avellino , with a ninth place in Serie A in 1982/83, the best result of that time. In 1985 Gerónimo Barbadillo signed a contract with league rivals Udinese Calcio , with which he narrowly avoided the fall in the second division as thirteenth in Serie A 1985/86 with only two points ahead of the first relegated SC Pisa . During the season Barbadillo came to 22 league games for Udine and scored three goals. After the end of the 1985/86 season, Gerónimo Barbadillo ended his footballing career at the age of 34.

National team

Between 1973 and 1986 Gerónimo Barbadillo played a total of 20 international matches for the Peruvian national football team . In these twenty games he scored three goals. Brazilian coach Tim was appointed to the South American squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain . At the tournament, however, the Peruvian selection around captain Teófilo Cubillas failed after the preliminary round as bottom group behind Poland , the eventual world champion Italy and World Cup newcomer Cameroon . Only against the Cameroonian and the Italian selection were a draw, against Poland they came under the wheels with 1: 5. Gerónimo Barbadillo was used in this world championship - the last to date for the Peruvian national team - in all three tournament games. With two substitutions, he experienced the 1-1 draw against the Italians from the start, but was replaced by Guillermo La Rosa in the 65th minute .

Seven years before the World Cup in Spain, Gerónimo Barbadillo had his greatest success with the Peruvian national team when they were very successful at the Copa America in 1975 and ultimately secured the title of South American champions with a 1-0 final victory over Colombia. This was only the second title for Peru in this competition, after having already prevailed once in 1939.

successes

1975 with the Peruvian national team
1977/78 and 1981/82 with UANL Tigres
1975/76 with UANL Tigres

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personal data
SURNAME Barbadillo, Gerónimo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barbadillo González, Gerónimo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Peruvian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Lima , Peru