Gerónimo Barbadillo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerónimo Barbadillo González | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Lima Province, Peru | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | Sport Boys | ? | (?) |
1974–1975 | Defensor Lima | ? | (?) |
1976–1982 |
Tigres UANL | 188 | (61) |
1982–1985 |
Avellino | 81 | (10) |
1985–1986 | Udinese Calcio | 22 | (2) |
1987–1988 |
A.S.D. Sanvitese | ||
1991–1992 |
S.V. Milland | ||
International career | |||
1972–1985 | Peru | 20 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerónimo Barbadillo González (born September 29, 1954) is a retired
footballer
.
A right
Avellino and Udinese in Serie A. He participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Peru national football team
.
He is nicknamed "Patrulla" ("Patrol") because of his
afro hairstyle the resemblanced to Linc Hayes (played by Clarence Williams III) in the American TV series "The Mod Squad" due the Spanish translation of the name of the show, which is "Patrulla Juvenil".[1]
An icon of Tigres UANL, the team honored him when they retired the kit number 7.
Biography
Barbadillo started playing in 1972 with
Monterrey
, Tigres' main rival. Because he is considered one of the best players the team has ever had, his number, #7, has been retired and immortalized.
Barbadillo then moved in 1982 to Italy to play for
Avellino, after his magnificent performance in the FIFA World Cup. He played later for Udinese
in 1985–86. He has retired as a player and lives in Italy. He has been in charge of Udinese's youth team since 2005.
Honours
Tigres UANL
- Primera División
- Winner (2): 1977–78, 1981–82
- Runner-up (1): 1979–80
- Copa de Mexico
- Winner (1): 1975–76
Peru national football team
- Copa America
- Winner (1): 1975
Individual
- Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: 1981–82
External links
- rsssf: Peru - record international footballers
- Gerónimo Barbadillo at National-Football-Teams.com
References