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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Eusebio Víctor Calatayud Figueroa | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-12-16)16 December 1941 (age 83) | ||
| Place of birth | Carmen de la Legua,Callao, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962 | Porvenir Miraflores | ||
| 1963 | Mariscal Sucre | ||
| 1964–1973 | Universitario de Deportes | ||
| 1974 | Walter Ormeño | ||
| 1975–1977 | Defensor Lima | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Peru | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Eusebio Víctor Calatayud Figueroa[1] (born 16 December 1941) is a Peruvian retired footballer. Nicknamed "Puñalada" and "Calato", he was known for playing forUniversitario de Deportes as aforward throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, being a part of the squad to win the1971 Torneo Descentralizado and play in the1972 Copa Libertadores finals.
Calatayud was born on 16 December 1941 in Carmen de la Legua,Callao. He would begin his career by having short spells forPorvenir Miraflores andMariscal Sucre prior to his signing forUniversitario de Deportes. He was defined by being skilled as a forward with his characterization being defined with his speed and initiative on field. He was also known for his strategy to play from the back and pass it to the center field where he would do so with other players such asAlejandro Guzmán,Enrique Casaretto,Percy Rojas andÁngel Uribe for opportunities to score goals. This would lead to Calatayud earning the nickname "Puñalada" from reporterPocho Rospigliosi [es]. He would also play in any sector of the field for both defensive and offensive plays.
Arriving in 1964 at the age of 21, he would begin to play for the club and would go on to win the1964 Peruvian Primera División. He would oversee the club win various titles within the tournament including the1966,1967,1969 and the1971 editions of the tournament.[2] He was known as being one of the most distinguished players of the 1960s, playing alongside other players such asÁngel Uribe,Enrique Rodríguez Piña,Héctor Chumpitaz,Roberto Chale andLuis Cruzado.[3] He would also play in various editions of theCopa Libertadores with the most notable run was where he would reachthe finals of the 1972 edition.
Following this, he would play forWalter Ormeño in 1974 andDefensor Lima from 1975 to 1977 before retiring.[2][4]
He would make his international debut in the1965 Copa del Pacífico [es] in a 4–1 loss toChile. He would play in seven matches in two years with his final match being in afriendly againstJapan in 1967.[5][6]