The former Peruvian Teofilo Cubillas was chosen by Edson Arantes do Nascimento 'Pele' as his successor in football, according to published Thursday the Argentine newspaper Clarin.
He said that Cubillas was voted South American Footballer of the Year in 1972 and is listed among the top 50 players of the twentieth century published in 2004 by the IFFHS and approved by FIFA.
"The man who last month turned 62 is the eighth top scorer in the history of the World Cup. And with a couple of details that speak wonders of this achievement: it was not strictly a striker and yet exceeds the number of goals and on average the immense Diego Armando Maradona, Cruyff, Platini, Zico and Zidane, "says the article.
"Elegance, beauty, attack and goals, Teofilo Cubillas was a symbol of attacking football and creative in the 70's ", which portrays the history of world football blog.
In the early seventies, after the first outbreak magical World Cup hosted by Mexico, and maximum champion Pele then-star told the world: "Do not worry, I have successor and Teofilo Cubillas.
El Clarin also recalled that José Luis Chilavert, decisive punch super goalkeeper, said in 2006:" When I saw Cubillas's goal to Scotland, I decided that I wanted to kick free kicks. "
was referring to a notable top three fingers, outside the barrier, which happened in Cordoba, Argentina during the World 78 ".
(SOURCE: 100goles.rpp.com.pe)
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