Juan Valdivieso

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| name = Juan Valdivieso

| image = JuanValdiviesoPadilla-08.12.1935.png

| fullname = Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla

| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|5|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lima, Peru

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|5|2|1910|5|6|df=y}}

| death_place = Lima, Peru

| height = 1.74 m{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/juan-valdivieso/|title=Juan Valdivieso|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|access-date=9 February 2020}}

| position = Goalkeeper or forward

| currentclub =

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| years1 = 1921–1941

| clubs1 = Alianza Lima

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| nationalyears1 = 1930–1938

| nationalteam1 = Peru

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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| manageryears4 = 1954–1955

| managerclubs1 = Deportivo Municipal

| managerclubs2 = Defensor Lima

| managerclubs3 = Sport Boys

| managerclubs4 = Peru

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Juan Humberto Valdivieso Padilla (6 May 1910 – 2 May 2007){{Cite web |url=http://www.larepublica.pe/31-08-2008/leyendas-juan-valdivieso-erase-una-vez-un-mago |title=La Republica article |access-date=15 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223190716/http://www.larepublica.pe/31-08-2008/leyendas-juan-valdivieso-erase-una-vez-un-mago |archive-date=23 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} was a Peruvian football goalkeeper and manager.

Playing career

During his career, he played club football for Alianza Lima. He made 10 appearances for the Peru national football team,[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html rsssf: Peru record international footballers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202151750/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html |date=2 February 2009 }} participating at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the 1936 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26906 |title=Juan Valdivieso |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 September 2021}}

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Valdivieso went on to manage a number of clubs in Peru and the Peru national team.

Personal life

His youngest son, Luis Valdivieso Montano, is the current Minister of the Economy and Finance of Peru. His grandson, Juan Pablo Valdivieso, represented Peru in swimming during the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

He died in 2007 at 96 years old.