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Hugo Sotil

Forward · FC Barcelona · historical profile

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Peruvian footballer (1946–2024)

1949–2024

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2024-12-30

Hugo Alejandro Sotil Yerén, was a Peruvian professional footballer. Nicknamed El Cholo, he played as a striker or midfielder. Together with Teófilo Cubillas and Héctor Chumpitaz, he was one of Peru's most recognized football players of the 1970s. He also was a popular player in Peru, and a biopic on his life was released in that decade. He was a member of the Peru national team that won the 1975 Copa América and reached the quarterfinals in Mexico 1970 and Argentina 1978.

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