Eduardo Peralta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

Eduardo Héctor Peralta Castillo (born 18 April 1947) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for clubs in Chile and Mexico.

Eduardo Peralta

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Héctor Peralta Castillo
Date of birth	(1947-04-18) 18 April 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Antofagasta, Chile
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1972	Universidad de Chile	125	(11)
1967	→ Antofagasta Portuario (loan)
1972–1975	San Luis Potosí
1976	Atlético Potosino
1977–1978	Universidad de Chile	54	(2)
1979–1980	Aviación	37	(2)
1981–1983	Deportes Antofagasta
1984	Regional Atacama	2	(0)
1984–1985	Unión San Felipe	21	(0)
1988	Regional Atacama
International career
1971–1972	Chile	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A product of Universidad de Chile youth system,^[1] he made his debut in 1966 making two appearances,^[2] and stayed with the club until 1972.^[3] Peralta scored a remembered goal against the Uruguayan club Nacional in the second phase of the 1970 Copa Libertadores, where the team reached the semi-finals.^[4]

Next he spent five seasons in Mexico with San Luis Potosí (1972–75) and Atlético Potosino (1976), coinciding in the Mexican football with his former fellow Roberto Hodge and also his compatriots Osvaldo Castro^[5] and Pedro Pinto.^[6] He returned to Universidad de Chile in 1977.^[1]

After leaving Universidad de Chile, he played for Aviación,^[7] Deportes Antofagasta,^[8][9] Regional Atacama^[10] and Unión San Felipe.^[11]

International career

Peralta made twelve appearances for the Chile national team from 1971 to 1972 and scored two goals against Bolivia on 15 August 1971.^[12]

Honours

Universidad de Chile

• Chilean Primera División (1): 1969
• Copa Francisco Candelori ^[es] (1): 1969
• Torneo Metropolitano de Chile ^[es] (2): 1968, 1969

Chile

• Copa del Pacífico ^[es] (1): 1971 ^[es]
• Copa Juan Pinto Durán ^[es] (1): 1971 ^[es]

References

1. Ochoa, Igor (9 February 1977). "El oxígeno de Peralta alcanza para todos... (1)" (JPG). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Partidos de La Roja. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. "Universidad de Chile 1966 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
3. "Club UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
4. "EFEMÉRIDES 29 ABRIL: LA "U" Y UNA ALEGRÍA EN LA COPA" (in Spanish). ANFP. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. Ochoa, Igor (9 February 1977). "El oxígeno de Peralta alcanza para todos... (2)" (JPG). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Partidos de La Roja. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
6. Güemes Priego, Francisco (17 October 2018). "LOS EXTRANJEROS DE LA TEMPORADA 76-77". Fútbol sin compromisos (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
7. @ricardomfv76 (24 July 2018). "Deportivo Aviación 1979" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Twitter.
8. Eduardo Peralta Deportes Antofagasta 1982 Retrofutbol Chile on Facebook (in Spanish)
9. Deportes Antofagasta 1982 Clásicos del Fútbol on Facebook (in Spanish)
10. @Guillerivera73 (28 March 2020). "El recuerdo de ayer era de Regional Atacama 1988" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Twitter.
11. "UNIÓN SAN FELIPE 0:3 COLO-COLO - TORNEO NACIONAL 1984 - ZONA NORTE". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
12. "Eduardo Peralta". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.

External links

• Eduardo Peralta at WorldFootball.net
• Eduardo Peralta at BeSoccer
• Eduardo Peralta at SoloFutbol.cl (in Spanish)