Roberto Arrelucea
Personal information
Full name Roberto Arrelucea Ayzanoa
Date of birth (1960-02-05) 5 February 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1979 Alfonso Ugarte (Puno)
1980–1981 Alianza Lima
1981–? Deportivo Junín
?–1985 CNI
1986–1989 Sporting Cristal
1990 Sport Boys
1991 San Agustín
1992 Unión Huaral
1992 Ovación Sipesa
1993 Deportivo Municipal
International career
1980–1987 Peru Olympic
Managerial career
1996–1997 Deportivo Pesquero
1997 Universitario (Puno)
1998 Juan Aurich
1999 Unión Minas
2000 Juan Aurich
2004–2005 Atlético Universidad
2005 Deportivo Municipal
2005–2006 Unión Huaral
2006–2007 Total Clean
2007–2008 U. César Vallejo
2009 Carlos A. Mannucci
2010 Real Garcilaso
2011 Alianza Atlético
2012 Deportivo Coopsol
2012 Juventud Bellavista
2013 Carlos A. Mannucci
2013 U. Señor de Sipán
2014–2015 Deportivo Coopsol
2016 Estudiantil CNI
2017 Alfonso Ugarte (Puno)
2017 José Gálvez FBC
2018–2019 Academia Sipesa
2020 Santos de Nasca
2022–2023 Ecosem Santos
2023 ADA (Jaén)
2024 Sociedad Tiro 28
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Arrelucea Ayzanoa (born in 5 February 1960) is an Peruvian football manager and former player.

Playing career

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Nicknamed Maharajá (the maharajah),[1] Roberto Arrelucea played as a defender and distinguished himself at Sporting Cristal, winning the Peruvian championship with them in 1988.[2]

Although he was never called up to the Peruvian national team, he played with the Olympic team in two editions of the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 1980[3] and 1987.[4]

Managerial career

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Having become a coach, Roberto Arrelucea had his first experience in 1996 on the bench of Deportivo Pesquero, where he had the opportunity to coach Claudio Pizarro, who was making his debut as a professional footballer.[5] In the 2000s, he began his trophy haul by winning the Copa Perú in 2006 at the helm of Total Clean,[6] and then became second division champion the following year with Universidad César Vallejo.[7]

In 2011, he took charge of Alianza Atlético in the first division but was unable to save the club from relegation.[1] This was his last experience as a coach in the top flight.[8] Between 2012 and 2015, he managed Deportivo Coopsol on two separate occasions, with whom he became second division runner-up in 2014.[9]

Arrelucea wins his second Copa Perú as manager of ADA of Jaen in 2023.[10]

Honours

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Player

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Sporting Cristal

Deportivo Municipal

Manager

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Total Clean

Universidad César Vallejo

ADA (Jaén)

References

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  1. ^ a b Gabriel Ángeles (11 July 2020). "Roberto Arrelucea: «Pizarro debió ir al Mundial»" [Roberto Arrelucea: "Pizarro should have gone to the World Cup"]. Todo Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Campaña Sporting Cristal - 1988" [1988 Sporting Cristal season]. gloriosoceleste.com (in Spanish). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Selección Peruana: el único equipo que goleó a Brasil" [Peruvian National Team: the only team that has thrashed Brazil]. Depor (in Spanish). 12 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Peru v Brazil, 26 April 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  5. ^ Raúl Behr (30 March 2012). "Con P de Pizarro, con P de Pesquero" [With P for Pizarro, with P for Fishing]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b Cesar Silva (17 January 2023). "Peru - Copa Peru Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b Cesar Silva (16 February 2023). "Peru – Second Level Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  8. ^ Aldo Ramírez (15 September 2016). "Roberto Arrelucea a Estudiantil CNI: Quiere decir jajá" [Roberto Arrelucea to Estudiantil CNI: He means haha]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. ^ Paul Arrese (15 December 2014). "Coopsol: Lucha constante" [Coopsol: Constant struggle]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  10. ^ a b Stewart Luya (26 November 2023). "Roberto Arrelucea conquistó su segunda Copa Perú" [Roberto Arrelucea won his second Copa Perú]. Fútbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Roberto Arrelucea". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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