Ramón Mifflin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| 1975–1977 | New York Cosmos | 38 | (7) |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 6 | (0) |
| 1978 | New York Eagles | 18 | (0) |
| 1980 | Independiente Santa Fe[1] | 11 | (0) |
| 1981 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966–1973 | Peru | 44 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2009 | |||
Ramón Antonio Mifflin Páez (born 5 April 1947) is a former Peruvian football player.
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 Héctor Chumpitaz, 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. Later that year he played 18 games with the New York Eagles of the American Soccer League[2]
Mifflin made 44 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1966 to 1973.[3] Mifflin also played for Peru at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico.[4]
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.
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 (1): 1977
References
- ^ Statistics at Golgolgol.net
- ^ [1]
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (28 May 2009). "Peru – Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ Ramón Mifflin – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
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- Use dmy dates from August 2010
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Association football midfielders
- Peruvian footballers
- Peruvian people of British descent
- Peru international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Santos Futebol Clube players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- New York Cosmos players
- American Soccer League (1933–83) players
- New York Eagles players
- Centro Iqueño footballers
- Los Angeles Aztecs players
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Peruvian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Peruvian expatriates in Argentina
- Peruvian expatriates in Brazil
- Peruvian expatriates in Colombia
- Peruvian expatriates in the United States