Pedro Jirón
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro José Jirón Rugama | ||
Date of birth | 18 December 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Diriamba, Nicaragua | ||
Date of death | 7 September 2018 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Diriamba, Nicaragua | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Diriangén | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1973 | Diriangén | ||
International career | |||
Nicaragua | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pedro Jose Jirón Rugama "Peche Jirón" (18 December 1939 – 7 September 2018) was a Nicaraguan professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Pedro played in the First Division only with Diriangén for 15 years and was their captain for eight years.[1] Pedro was a universal footballer, with the natural ability to play football anywhere in the world. Winning 3 league titles with Diriangén and aiding the great Manuel Cuadra to many goals.
International career
[edit]Pedro captained the Nicaragua national football team for 6 six years and played 5 matches for them as they came sixth in the 1967 CONCACAF Championship.[citation needed]
Style of play
[edit]He was an exceptional footballer because he dominated all aspects of the game, his extraordinary vitality allowed him to step on all the grass without leaving a single inch of it without his mark. He is considered the best midfield player of all time for his discipline, for his self-sacrificing dedication as a worker on the field of play, for his feline strategy, his astute tactics and because he was also a mixture of strength and talent.[2]
Life after career
[edit]On 9 February 1995, Pedro was inducted into the Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Honours
[edit]Diriangén
- Primera División de Nicaragua: 1959, 1969, 1970
References
[edit]- ^ "Falleció en Diriamba, "Peché" Jirón, un grande del fútbol nicaragüense". nuevaya.com.ni. September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Pedro José Jirón Rugama "Peché Jirón"". February 10, 1995.
- ^ Diario, El Nuevo. "El Nuevo Diario". El Nuevo Diario.