Alejandro Luces

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Alejandro Luces
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Personal information
Full name Alejandro Luces Salinas
Date of birth (1950-01-20) 20 January 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth Santa province, Peru
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1971 José Gálvez FBC
1972–1973 Unión Tumán
1974 Juan Aurich
1975–1977 Unión Huaral
1978–1979 Universitario
1980 Green Cross 13 (3)
1981–1984 Unión Huaral
1985 León de Huánuco
1986 Unión Huaral
International career
1977 Peru 8 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alejandro Luces Salinas (born on 20 January 1950) is a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.

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Playing career

Club career

Nicknamed Torito (little bull), [1] Alejandro Luces distinguished himself during the 1976 Peruvian Championship with Unión Huaral, forming a partnership with Pedro Ruiz La Rosa that led the club to its first-ever championship title. [1] He finished as the tournament's top scorer with 17 goals. [2]

Although he primarily played for clubs in northern Peru—José Gálvez FBC (where he made his debut), Juan Aurich and León de Huánuco—he signed with Universitario de Deportes in 1978. In 1980, he moved to Chile to play for Green Cross (now Deportes Temuco). [3]

With Unión Huaral and Universitario, he participated in the Copa Libertadores in 1975, 1977 and 1979. He played 14 matches and scored four goals in the competition. [4]

International career

Peruvian international Alejandro Luces made eight appearances for the national team (scoring three goals). [5] He played all of his matches in 1977, including three World Cup 1978 qualifiers where he scored one goal.

Honours

Unión Huaral

References

  1. 1 2 3 Raúl Behr (24 May 2012). "Alejandro Luces: Luz goleadora" [Alejandro Luces: Goal-scoring Light]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Juan Pablo Andrés, Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona and José Luis Pierrend (16 December 2025). "Peru - List of First Division Topscorers". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Raúl Behr (5 June 2013). "Alejandro Luces: El que se lució" [Alejandro Luces: The one who shone]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alejandro Luces - profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  5. ↑ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru-Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
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