Guillermo La Rosa

Guillermo La Rosa
	La Rosa with Peru in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna
Date of birth	June 6, 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Porvenir Miraflores
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1975	Defensor Lima
1976–1977	Sport Boys
1978–1979	Alianza Lima
1979–1983	Atlético Nacional
1984–1985	América de Cali
1986	Deportivo Pereira
1987	Cúcuta Deportivo
1988–1989	LDU Quito
International career
1973–1982	Peru
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2009

Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna (born June 6, 1952) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup,^[1] wearing the number nineteen jersey. He’s nicknamed the 'tank' for his corpulence, Guillermo La Rosa scored the last Peruvian goal for 36 years against Poland in a World Cup match in Spain 1982. The 36 year cold streak was finally broken by Andre Carrillo when Peru defeated Australia 2-0 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia.

Club career

La Rosa played for Peruvian clubs Defensor Lima, Sport Boys and Alianza Lima where he claimed the title in 1978. That year he was one of the Copa Libertadores top scorers with 8 goals. Between 1979 and 1987 he played for Atletico Nacional, America de Cali, Deportivo Pereira and Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia.

He retired in 1989, playing for Ecuadorian club Liga de Quito, and currently works as a coach for children in a football academy in Lima.

International career

La Rosa made 39 appearances for the Peru national football team.^[2] He retired from international competition after playing the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1973	Defensor Lima	Peruvian League
1973	Peruvian national team	Bolivarian Games
1978	Alianza Lima	Peruvian League
1981	Atlético Nacional	Mustang Cup
1984	América de Cali	Mustang Cup