| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo Barbadillo Alvarado | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Callao, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 2000 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Callao, Peru | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1948 | Sport Boys | 101 | (42) |
| 1949 | Deportivo Cali | (19) | |
| 1950–1953 | Sport Boys | 61 | (41) |
| 1954–1960 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1961–1962 | Sport Boys | 19 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1956 | Peru | 25 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guillermo Barbadillo Alvarado (9 January 1925 – 20 October 2000) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.
He formed a formidable attacking duo with Valeriano López in the 1940s and 1950s.[1] His son, Gerónimo Barbadillo, is also a footballer, having played for the Peruvian national team in the 1970s and 1980s
Biography
[edit]Club career
[edit]Guillermo "Willy" Barbadillo made his debut with Sport Boys in 1942 and won the Peruvian championship in his first year with the Rosado club. Seven years later, he joined Deportivo Cali and became Colombian runner-up, scoring 19 goals in the 1949 season.[2] He was nicknamed Hombre Bicicleta (the Bicycle Man), by Colombians because of his speed.[1]
Returning to Peru, he played again for Sport Boys and won the Peruvian championship for the second time in 1951. He also distinguished himself with Alianza Lima, winning his third and fourth Peruvian championships back-to-back in 1954 and 1955. He ended his career in 1962 with his boyhood club, Sport Boys of Callao.
International career
[edit]A Peruvian international between 1947 and 1956 (25 caps and four goals),[3] "Willy" Barbadillo notably participated in four South American championships in 1947, 1953, 1955 and 1956. He also took part in the Panamerican Championships of 1952 (three goals scored) and 1956.
Death
[edit]Guillermo Barbadillo died at the age of 75 in Callao on 20 October 2000.[1]
Honours
[edit]Sport Boys
Alianza Lima
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Raúl Behr (4 August 2012). "Guillermo Barbadillo: El hombre bicicleta" [Guillermo Barbadillo: The bicycle man]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Frank Ballesteros (21 December 1999). "Colombia 1949". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Guillermo Barbadillo Alvarado". Fútbolperuano.com (in Spanish). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Guillermo Barbadillo at National-Football-Teams.com
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