Ramón Mifflin
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ramón Antonio Mifflin Páez | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1963–1964 | Centro Iqueño | ||
| 1965 | Defensor Arica | ||
| 1966–1973 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1973–1974 | Racing Club | ||
| 1974–1975 | Santos F.C. | ||
| 1975–1978 | New York Cosmos | 38 | (7) |
| 1979–1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 6 | (0) |
| 1981 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| – | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
| National team | |||
| 1966–1973 | Peru | 44 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ramón Antonio Mifflin Páez (born 5 April 1947) is a former Peruvian football player.
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[edit] Career
He started his career in Centro Iqueño in 1963, by 1965 he played in Defensor Arica, and signed with Peruvian team Sporting Cristal in 1968 after being named player of the year. He then started in the 1970 FIFA World Cup for the Peru national football team with Teófilo Cubillas, Roberto Challe, and Hugo Sotil which were eliminated. After his play in the World Cup, he was signed by Racing Club of Argentina, and followed by Santos of Brazil where he became a close friend of Edson Arantes dos Nacimento – Pelé. When Pele retired from Brazilian soccer, he signed for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). Pele recommended several players to come and join the NY Cosmos, among them, Carlos Alberto of Brazil and Ramon Mifflin from Peru. IN 1975, Mifflin signed with the Cosmos and remained with the team until 1977. In 1978, he played six games with the Los Angeles Aztecs.[1]
Mifflin made 44 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1996 to 1973.[2] Mifflin also played for Peru at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico.[3]
[edit] Retirement
Ramon Mifflin would then end up as an assistant coach for the 1982 World Cup Squad. His son Ramon also played pro soccer, and now is a pro soccer coach.
[edit] Honours
- Sporting Cristal
- Peruvian League
- Winner (5): 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1980
- Runner-up (2): 1967, 1973
- New York Cosmos
- North American Soccer League
- Winner (2): 1976, 1977
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru – Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html.
- ^ Ramón Mifflin – FIFA competition record
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- Peruvian footballers
- Peruvian people of British descent
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- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Peruvian expatriate footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Racing Club footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Santos Futebol Clube players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
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