Teófilo Cubillas
Be the first in the stands
PeruCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is considered Peru's greatest ever player and one of the best in the history of South America. In an IFFHS poll he was selected as the best Peruvian player in history and was also included in the world's Top 50 of the 20th century. At the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Pelé acknowledged Cubillas, referring to him as his successor. Cubillas was renowned for his technique, shooting ability and free kick ability. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-30
In the line-ups
14 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1970–1982The archive holds 14 team sheets naming Teófilo Cubillas in Peru's starting line-up, from 1970-06-02 to 1982-06-22.
14 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
15 goals across 10 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1969–1978| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-06-11 |  Iran | W4–1(n) | 36' (pen) 39' (pen) 79'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Córdoba |
| 1978-06-03 |  Scotland | W3–1(n) | 71' 77' | FIFA World Cup | Córdoba |
| 1977-07-17 |  Bolivia | W5–0(n) | 31' 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cali |
| 1975-09-30 |  Brazil | W3–1(a) | 82' | Copa América | Belo Horizonte |
| 1975-08-20 |  Chile | W3–1(h) | 39' | Copa América | Lima |
| 1970-06-14 | Brazil | L2–4(n) | 70' | FIFA World Cup | Guadalajara |
| 1970-06-10 |  Germany | L1–3(n) | 44' | FIFA World Cup | León |
| 1970-06-06 |  Morocco | W3–0(n) | 65' 75' | FIFA World Cup | León |
| 1970-06-02 |  Bulgaria | W3–2(n) | 73' | FIFA World Cup | León |
| 1969-08-17 | Bolivia | W3–0(h) | 36' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lima |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| Copa América | ×1 | 1975 | Peru | |
| Peruvian Primera División | ×2 | 1977, 1978 | Alianza Lima | |
| United Soccer League | ×2 | 1984, 1985 | Fort Lauderdale Sun | |
| Swiss Super League | ×1 | 1972-73 | Basel | |
| Taça de Portugal | ×1 | 1976–77 | Porto | |
| Individual honours28 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 5 | ||||
| Peruvian Primera División top scorer | ×2 | 1966, 1970 | ||
| 3rd top scorer of the Peruvian national team | ||||
| Copa Libertadores top scorer | 1972 | |||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers top scorer, all time | 1984 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Copa America Best Player | 1975 | |||
| IFFHS' Best Players of the Century for Peru | 2006 | |||
| South American Footballer of the Year | 1972 | |||
| Best young player · 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Best Young Player | 1970 | |||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| NASL All-Star teams, all-time | ×2 | 1980, 1981 | ||
| CONMEBOL All-Star Team | 1973 | |||
| Eric Batty's World XI | 1978 | |||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1978 | |||
| More honours · 14 | ||||
| France Football | ×2 | 1930–1990, 2000 | ||
| CONMEBOL All-Star first team 1958–2008 | 2008 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot | 1970 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Silver Boot | 1978 | |||
| Laureles Deportivos | ||||
| NASL Best Midfield | 1981 | |||
| Placar The 100 Players FIFA World Cup | 2000 | |||
| Placar The 100 Players of the Century | 2000 | |||
| South American – Player of the Century Nº 17 | 2006 | |||
| The Best of The Best – Player of the Century Top 50 | 2007 | |||
| World – Player of the Century Nº 48 | 2006 | |||
| World Soccer The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time | 2000 | |||