Víctor Bielich
Peruvian footballer (1916–1940)
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Víctor Bielich Rocatagliatta (7 August 1916 – 13 March 1940) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.
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Bielich (4th crouching) and the Peruvian team in 1939. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Víctor Bielich Rocatagliatta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 March 1940 (aged 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pisco, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1937 | Universitario | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1940 | Deportivo Municipal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1938–1939 | Peru | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Nicknamed Pichín, Víctor Bielich played for Universitario de Deportes between 1936 and 1937.[1] But it was at Deportivo Municipal that he made a name for himself, winning the Peruvian championship in 1938.[1] He is considered one of the great players of this latter club.[2]
A Peruvian international five times between 1938 and 1939 (scoring four goals),[3] Bielich was part of the Peruvian team that won the South American championship in 1939.
Death
On March 9, 1940, returning from Chincha Alta where the Deportivo Municipal officials had sent him to recruit a local player (José Montero), Víctor Bielich's car collided with a truck on National Highway PE-1S. Montero died instantly in the accident.[1] Bielich himself died four days later at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pisco.[1]
As a tribute, a football club in Pisco, Club Deportivo Víctor Bielich, bears his name.
Honours
Deportivo Municipal
Peru