 Chale in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 2024 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Centro Iqueño | ||
| 1966–1970 | Universitario | ||
| 1971–1973 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1974–1975 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1976 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1977 | Universitario | ||
| 1978 | Universidad Catolica | ||
| 1979 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1980 | Universitario | ||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1973 | Peru | 48 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1981 | CNI | ||
| 1981 | Juan Aurich | ||
| 1983 | Deportivo Junín | ||
| 1983–1984 | Atlético Chalaco | ||
| 1985 | San Agustín | ||
| 1985 | Peru | ||
| 1987 | San Agustín | ||
| 1989 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1989–1990 | San Agustín | ||
| 1991 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1992 | UTC | ||
| 1992 | León de Huánuco | ||
| 1993 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1994 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1995 | Deportivo Sipesa | ||
| 1996 | San Agustín | ||
| 1996 | Deportivo Pesquero | ||
| 1997 | La Loretana | ||
| 1999–2001 | Universitario | ||
| 2002 | Sport Coopsol | ||
| 2003 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 2005 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2009 | Universidad San Marcos | ||
| 2010 | Atlético Torino | ||
| 2011 | U América FC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Universitario | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte (24 November 1946 – 10 September 2024) was a Peruvian footballer, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders.
He is also known as Maestro (Master) or Niño Terrible (Enfant terrible), Chale is best remembered for his performance in the 1970 World Cup qualifying match against Argentina on 30 August 1969, which sent Peru to the finals.
He earned 48 caps and scored 4 goals for the Peru national team,[1] and played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he scored one goal against Morocco[2] and Peru reached the quarterfinals.
Early life
[edit]Chale was born in Lima on 24 November 1946.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Chale's debut in the Peruvian First Division was in 1965 at Centro Iqueño. He later played for Universitario de Deportes where he became three times Peruvian champion in 1966, 1967 and 1969.[4] He also plays at Defensor Lima with whom he won the league one more time in 1973, Sport Boys and Sporting Cristal.
Outside of Peru, he played in Universidad Católica of Ecuador before his retirement with Universitario in 1980.
Coaching career
[edit]As a manager Chale coached Juan Aurich, CNI, Atlético Chalaco and Deportivo Junín during the early 1980s.
Chale enjoyed a stint as coach of Peru during the qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, keeping Peruvian hopes alive until the last game against future World Cup winners Argentina in Buenos Aires ended in a 2–2 draw.[5]
Later he managed San Agustín, Defensor Lima, Sport Boys, Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Pesquero, Sport Coopsol, Universitario, with whom he won the Peruvian leagues of 1999 and 2000,[6][7] as well as Alianza Lima.
Death
[edit]Chale died in Lima on 10 September 2024, at the age of 77.[3]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Universitario
- Peruvian Primera División (3): 1966, 1967, 1969[4]
Defensor Lima
- Peruvian Primera División: 1973[4]
Manager
[edit]Universitario
- Peruvian Primera División (2): 1999, 2000[6][7]
Defensor Lima
- Peruvian Segunda División : 1988[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ 1970 Gol de Chale - Perú 3 Marruecos 0 on YouTube
- ^ a b Vértiz, José Miguel (10 September 2024). "Falleció Roberto Chale: fútbol peruano de luto por muerte de leyenda de la Bicolor" [Roberto Chale has passed away: Peruvian football mourns the death of a legend of the national sport]. Diario Líbero (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Raúl Behr (16 July 2012). "Roberto Chale: El genio terrible" [Roberto Chale: The terrible genius]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ Rubén Liendo Sotomayor (24 November 2020). "Roberto Chale, "El Niño Terrible" del fútbol peruano" [Roberto Chale, “The Terrible Child” of Peruvian football]. El Bocón (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ a b "1999: un bicampeonato inolvidable" [1999: an unforgettable back-to-back championship]. Club Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Universitario y un tricampeonato monumental" [Universitario and a monumental three-peat]. Club Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Roberto Castro (1 December 2018). "Finales de Segunda División: Con todas las de la ley" [Second Division Finals: By the book]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Roberto Chale at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Chale coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- FIFA Statistics
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