Ramón Quiroga

Ramón Quiroga

Personal information
Full name	Ramón Quiroga Arancibia
Date of birth	July 23, 1950 (1950-07-23)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1968–1973	Rosario Central
1973–1975	Sporting Cristal
1975–1976	Independiente
1976–1983	Sporting Cristal
1983–1984	Barcelona SC
1984–1985	CNI
1985–1986	Universitario de Deportes
National team
1977–1985	Peru	40	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ramón Quiroga Arancibia (born 23 July 1950 in Rosario, Argentina) was an Argentine-born Peruvian international football goalkeeper, who was nicknamed "El Loco" in Peru and "Chupete" in Argentina. He obtained 40 caps playing for the Peru national football team. He began his career playing for the Argentine club Rosario Central. He is currently a youth coach for the Peruvian club Cienciano.

Quiroga is perhaps best remembered for his appearance at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in a match against Poland, when he ran all the way to the opposition half and fouled Grzegorz Lato, receiving a yellow card in the process. In that tournament, he also conceded 6 goals in the match against Argentina, his birth country. As a result of this, Argentina advanced to the final over Brazil, leading to some of accusing the teams of collusion, which both teams denied.

External links

• The knowledge at The Guardian football website
• (Spanish) RPP Noticias
• Career details at National Football Teams