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Waldir Sáenz
Peruvian footballer (born 1973)
Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez (born May 15, 1973, in Lima) is a Peruvian retired football striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-05-15) May 15, 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Perú | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1991 | Alianza Lima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Alianza Lima | 169 | (108) |
| 1998 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | (6) |
| 1999 | Alianza Lima | 32 | (22) |
| 1999–2000 | Unión de Santa Fe | 3 | (1) |
| 2000 | Sporting Cristal | 15 | (4) |
| 2001–2005 | Alianza Lima | 117 | (38) |
| 2006 | Melgar | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Municipal | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Alianza Lima | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Sport Boys | 18 | (12) |
| 2013 | Walter Ormeño | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–2000 | Peru | 27 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 2010 | |||
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sáenz and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Waldir is most famous as a player for Alianza Lima, in which he became the all-time leading goalscorer of the club with 168 goals in 324 matches. He also played for Colorado Rapids (1998), Unión de Santa Fe (1999), Sporting Cristal (2000), among others. In 2013, he came back from retirement to play for Walter Ormeño.
He obtained 27 caps for the Peru national football team from 1993 to 2000, scoring three goals.[1]
- Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- Waldir Sáenz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Waldir Sáenz at Soccerway
- Waldir Sáenz at fichajes.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 July 2019)
- Waldir Sáenz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Waldir Saenz's Goals
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