THAILAND Neil Etheridge (Philippines) Badra Ali Sangaré (Ivory Coast) Hassan Sunny (Singapore) Aly Cissokho (France) Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) Kim Jin-kyu (South Korea) Mario Abrante (Spain) Daiki Iwamasa (Japan) Andrés Túñez (Venezuela) Chris Herd (Australia) Paul Reid (Australia) Kim Jung-woo (South Korea) Kafoumba Coulibaly (Ivory Coast) Kalifa Cissé (Mali) Jeffrén (Venezuela) Yannick Djaló (Portugal) Frank Acheampong (Ghana) Robbie Fowler (England) Florent Sinama Pongolle (France) Modibo Maïga (Mali) Ariza Makukula (Portugal) Jay Bothroyd (England) Roland Linz (Austria) THAILAND XI Fowler - Pongolle Djaló - Kim - Coulibaly - Jeffrén Cissokho - Kim D-j (c) - Kim J-k - Herd Etheridge
UZBEKISTAN Aleksandr Filimonov (Russia) Javi Jiménez (Spain) Yevgeni Konyukhov (Russia) Dmitry Bystrov (Russia) Yevgeni Makeyev (Russia) Jurica Buljat (Croatia) Serhiy Symonenko (Ukraine) Ivan Milošević (Serbia) Marko Simić (Montenegro) Ratinho (Brazil) Nikola Valentić (Serbia) Andrei Afanasyev (Russia) Pavel Mogilevets (Russia) João Victor (Brazil) Chaker Zouaghi (Tunisia) Rivaldo (Brazil) Michał Kucharczyk (Poland) Ján Kozák (Slovakia) David Carney (Australia) Eren Derdiyok (Switzerland) Oleh Taran (Ukraine) Sanibal Orahovac (Montenegro) Fábio Pinto (Brazil) UZBEKISTAN XI Derdiyok Rivaldo - Kucharczyk Afanasyev (c) - Victor - Mogilevets Bystrov - Buljat - Symonenko - Ratinho Filimonov
SINGAPORE Norio Takahashi (Japan) Jason Batty (New Zealand) Yohann Lacroix (France) Ding Haifeng (China) Rangsan Viwatchaichok (Thailand) Bailey Wright (Australia) Andrew Durante (New Zealand) Gavin Wilkinson (New Zealand) Mohammad Khakpour (Iran) George Kulcsar (Australia) Kevin McCann (Scotland) Kazayuki Toda (Japan) Barry Maguire (Netherlands) Vlado Bozinovski (Australia) Émile Mbouh (Cameroon) Jermaine Pennant (England) Maxime Lestienne (Belgium) Monsef Zerka (Morocco) Ken Ilsø (Denmark) Grant Holt (England) Aurelio Vidmar (Australia) Kim Shin-wook (South Korea) Tadanari Lee (Japan) SINGAPORE XI Holt - Vidmar (c) Lestienne - Toda - Maguire - Pennant Haifeng - Wright - Durante - Kulcsar Takahashi
VIETNAM Caíque (Brazil) Patrik Le Giang (Slovakia) Goran Brašnić (Bosnia) Mamuka Tsereteli (Georgia) Joseph Ochaya (Uganda) Damien Le Tallec (France) Álvaro Silva (Philippines) Chaher Zarour (France) Aristote Nsiala (DR Congo) Luiz Antônio (Brazil) Orlando Berrío (Colombia) Arnaud Lusamba (DR Congo) Bruno Ramires (Brazil) Paulo Tavares (Portugal) Dumisa Ngobe (South Africa) Denilson (Brazil) Daisuke Matsui (Japan) Paul-Georges Ntep (Cameroon) Nastja Čeh (Slovenia) Pablo Couñago (Spain) Yaw Preko (Ghana) Marvin Ogunjimi (Belgium) Chadrac Akolo (DR Congo) VIETNAM XI Couñago - Preko Denilson - Lusamba - Ramires - Matsui Tsereteli - Le Tallec (c) - Silva - Antônio Caíque
PARAGUAY Sergio Goycochea (Argentina) Faryd Mondragón (Colombia) Fernando Álvez (Uruguay) Álvaro Pereira (Uruguay) Leonel Vangioni (Argentina) Diego Lugano (Uruguay) Fernando Amorebieta (Venezuela) Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela) Mauricio Victorino (Uruguay) Geremi (Cameroon) Gonzalo Martínez (Colombia) Marcelo Díaz (Chile) Santiago Ostolaza (Uruguay) Sebastián Eguren (Uruguay) Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay) Éder Aleixo (Brazil) Macnelly Torres (Colombia) Mauricio Molina (Colombia) Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) Dani Güiza (Spain) Sebastián Abreu (Uruguay) Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala) Marcelo Martins Moreno (Bolivia) PARAGUAY XI Éder - Adebayor - Güiza Eguren - Diaz - Ostolaza Pereira - Lugano (c) - Amorebieta - Geremi Goycochea
PERU Matías Dituro (Argentina) Oscar Wirth (Chile) Óscar Ferro (Uruguay) Pedro Monzón (Argentina) Carlos Enrique (Argentina) Zozímo (Brazil) Federico Sacchi (Argentina) Guillermo Rodríguez (Uruguay) Cristián Álvarez (Chile) Gino Peruzzi (Argentina) Rogelio Chávez (Mexico) Didi (Brazil) Jorge Amado Nunes (Paraguay) Adílio (Brazil) Arévalo Rios (Uruguay) Moacir (Brazil) Palhinha (Brazil) Diego Buonanotte (Argentina) Édgar Benítez (Paraguay) Óscar Míguez (Uruguay) Ángel Clemente Rojas (Argentina) Miguel Ángel Benítez (Paraguay) Juan Carlos Letelier (Chile) PERU XI Míguez - Rojas Moacir - Didi (c) - Nunes - Palhinha Monzón - Zozimo - Sacchi - Peruzzi Dituro
SOUTH AFRICA Gordon Banks (England) Sander Westerveld (Netherlands) Gary Bailey (England) Pat Van Den Hauwe (Wales) Siaka Tiéné (Ivory Coast) Bernd Patzke (West Germany) Jonathan Mensah (Ghana) Lasse Sobiech (Germany) Lee Addy (Ghana) Jim Craig (Scotland) John Paintsil (Ghana) Alan Ball (England) Danny Blanchflower (Northern Ireland) Alan Mullery (England) Marciano Vink (Netherlands) Jairzinho (Brazil) Bobby Charlton (England) Peter Lorimer (England) Geoff Hurst (England) Roger Hunt (England) Ian St. John (Scotland) Johnny Haynes (England) Roy Vernon (Wales) SOUTH AFRICA XI Hurst - Hunt Charlton (c) - Ball - Blanchflower - Jairzinho Van Den Hauwe - Patzke - Mensah - Craig Banks
EGYPT Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon) Mahamadou Sidibé (Mali) Abdelkader El Brazi (Morocco) Ali Maâloul (Tunisia) Jonathan Ngwem (Cameroon) Wilfried Kanon (Ivory Coast) Damion Lowe (Jamaica) Badr Benoun (Morocco) Issam Merdassi (Tunisia) Hamza Mathlouthi (Tunisia) Hamdi Nagguez (Tunisia) Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia) Ebrahim Ghasempour (Iran) Ibrahim Ayew (Ghana) Taddeo Lwanga (Uganda) Florent Malouda (France) Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria) Soumaïla Coulibaly (Mali) Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) John Utaka (Nigeria) Anthony Modeste (France) Diego Rolán (Uruguay) Khalid Boutaïb (Morocco) EGYPT XI Utaka - Modeste Malouda - Sassi - Ghasempour - Amunike Maâloul - Kanon - Lowe - Mathlouthi Bell (c)
MOROCCO Valeriy Horodov (Ukraine) Alain Gouaméné (Ivory Coast) Nacerdine Drid (Algeria) Ibrahima Camara (Guinea) Albert Serrán (Spain) Isaac Vorsah (Ghana) Boubakar Kouyaté (Mali) Mahamadou N'Diaye (Mali) Mamadou Tall (Burkina Faso) Igor Makarov (Russia) Nelson Veiga (Cape Verde) Jean-Jacques Gosso (Ivory Coast) Tahar El-Ouazzani (Algeria) Yacouba Sylla (Mali) José Manuel Rueda (Spain) Javier Balboa (Equatorial Guinea) Cristian Hidalgo (Spain) Abass Lawal (Nigeria) Wissam Ben Yedder (France) M’Baye Niang (Senegal) Oleh Taran (Ukraine) Alhassane Keita (Guinea) Modibo Maïga (Mali) MOROCCO XI Ben Yedder - Niang Hidalgo - El-Ouzzani - Gosso - Balboa Camara - Vorsah (c) - Kouyaté - Makarov Horodov
Considering overall career, more than success in Perú, my list will be: GK: Julio César Balerio (Uru), Humberto Horacio Ballesteros (Arg), Óscar Ibáñez (Arg), Ramón Quiroga (Arg), Adolfo Riquelme (Par), Jacinto Rodríguez (Par), Gustavo Roverano (Uru), Oscar Wirth (Chi), Juan Carlos Zubczuk (Arg) DF: Marcelo Asteggiano (Arg), Carlos Enrique (Arg), Leandro Fleitas (Arg), Carlos Galván (Arg), Justo Jacquet (Par), Pedro Monzón (Arg), Romeo Parravicini (Uru), Federico Sacchi (Arg), José Varacka (Arg), Wantuil da Trinidade (Bra), Zózimo Calazans (Bra) MF: Carlos Arce (Par), Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uru), Sabino Bártoli (Arg), Gualberto Bianco (Arg), Horacio Calcaterra (Arg), Mayer Candelo (Arg), Jorge Cazulo (Uru), Francisco Croas (Arg), Javier Ferreira (Par), Pedro Garay (Par), Gabriel Gonzalez (Par),Gustavo Grondona (Arg), Pablo Lavandeira (Uru), Luis "Flaco" López (Arg), "Marquinho" Marco dos Santos (Bra), Moacir Pinto (Bra), Jhonier Montaño (Col), Jorge Nunes (Par), Oscar Olvera (Mex), "Palhinha" Jorge Ferreira (Bra), Gustavo Rodas (Arg), Estanislao Struway (Par), Rubén Techera (Uru), Gustavo Tempone (Arg), Miguel Tojo (Arg) FW: Claudio Adao (Bra), Horacio Baldessari (Arg), Luis Bonnet (Arg), Mauro Cantoro (Arg), Gabriel Costa (Uru), Bernardo Cuesta (Arg), Eduardo Esidio (Bra), Pedro Alexis Gonzalez (Arg), Ariel Graziani (Arg), Sergio Ibarra (Arg), "Julinho" Julio de Andrade (Bra), Juan Carlos Letelier (Chi), Fernando Martel (Chi), Ricardo Quiñonez (Par), Angel Clemente Rojas (Arg), Antonio Sacco (Uru), Tomás Silva (Uru), Luis Tejada (Pan) Carrizo (Arg), Dídi (Bra) & O.Míguez (Uru) only played a couple of friendlies in peruvian clubs. Perú foreigner XI: --------------------- Quiroga Galván --- Zózimo --- Sacchi --- Enrique Palhinha --- Varacka --- Nunes --- Montaño ---------- AC.Rojas --- Tejada
And what would the team of foreign players look like, considering their success and idol status in Peruvian teams? Maybe I'll try to make one with foreign players in Brazil.
Nice list! It seems that we are in agreement regarding a few starters (Zozimo, Sacchi, Palhinha, Nunes & Rojas). Also, your LB starter (Enrique) is in my squad. Now that I look at Monzón's Wikipedia page, it seems that it is unsure about the number of games he played for Allianza Lima. So, did he play at all is the question. Regarding Didi, Wikipedia says that he played 32 league games for Sporting Cristal in 1962-1964. Is this inaccurate? Perhaps confusing his games as manager at the time? Or were all 32 games friendlies? For Míguez, it does not give any stats, so could be as you say. Quiroga was technically a foreigner, but to simplify things, I have thus far excluded players who ended up getting naturalized and represented that country internationally. Varacka is a good pick, one I hadn't thought of before. However, not sure about Montaño nor Tejada. Montaño's club career looks very modest (failed in Serie A, very few appearances across different clubs in Colombia, etc.), and he only gained six caps for his national team in total. As for Tejada (may he RIP), he did a lot for his country Panama. On the other hand, he had poor stints in Mexico and USA, so I would rate his club career a bit middling in terms of impact in a relatively big league.
Wiki data is not reliable. Most articles from the era asked themselves why Didi didn't played oficially, just being Manager. It's verified he played in a couple of international friendlies. Monzón stayed in Alianza 1 month and a half, he played 2 Libertadores matches, a couple of friendlies and none in local league. I'll make again the list, excluding naturalized players who representing Perú and adding recent players.
SAN MARINO Paolo Branduani (Italy) Michele Nardi (Italy) Alberto Gallinetta (Italy) Simone Rizzato (Italy) Marco Piccioni (Italy) Aldair (Brazil) Cristian Zaccardo (Italy) Stefano Ferrario (Italy) Sandro Porchia (Italy) Maicon (Brazil) Martin Petráš (Slovakia) Andrea De Falco (Italy) Maximiliano Cejas (Argentina) Luca Righini (Italy) Simone Loiodice (Italy) Christian Lantignotti (Italy) Adrián Ricchiuti (Argentina) Francesco Casolla (Italy) Massimo Agostini (Italy) Marco Bernacci (Italy) Marco Martini (Italy) Andrea Compagno (Italy) Stefano Scappini (Italy) SAN MARINO XI Agostini - Bernacci Lantignotti - De Falco - Cejas - Ricchiuti Rizzato - Aldair (c) - Zaccardo - Maicon Branduani Yes, this is the Roma legend Aldair. And yes, that is Douglas Maicon at RB. An overal strong backline, but midfield is terrible. Agostini upfront is pretty decent. And just like the Andorra team, San Marino Calcio players who didn't play in other San Marino teams are excluded. This is because San Marino Calcio plays in the Italien league pyramid.
Didn't think I'd make new changes so soon, but here we are... Kazakhstan: In: Victor Moses (Nigeria) & Nani (Portugal) Out: Andrey Tikhonov (Russia) & Maksim Shatskikh (Uzbekistan) I think both will be starters instead of Tošić and Titov. Honestly, wanted to keep Shatskikh, but it came down to him or Ratinho... Azerbaijan: In: Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) Out: Aleksandr Iashvili (Georgia) Aboubakar starts next to Mpenza. So yeah, Iashvili went from starter to not in the squad alas. Georgia: In: Gino Peruzzi (Argentina) Out: Samuel Inkoom (Ghana) Think I'll have Peruzzi as a starter ahead of Janse. Indonesia: In: Layvin Kurzawa (France) Out: Daisuke Sato (Philippines, not Japan as I had stated) Kurzawa naturally make the starting eleven ahead of Boban Nikolić. Thailand: In: Andros Townsend (England) Out: Frank Acheampong (Ghana) Also, it seems that I forgot to implement the Linz/Hosogai change from post #49. Japan: Was Carlos Mozer better than Oscar Bernardi? I'm considering making a swap in the XI. Greece: Should Oleh Protasov be in the squad? If so, at the expense of whom? Recoba? Also wondering if I should move van de Kerkhof back, and give Rivaldo a second striker role because he apparently didn't like playing on the left? Scotland: I feel like Joe Hart has to be in the squad, for his prime years. Then maybe remove Boruc.
The following players are pretty much "locked" for my Team Ecuador. René Higuita (Colombia) Manga (Brazil) Pedro Monzón (Argentina) Jorge Bermúdez (Colombia) Roberto Mouzo (Argentina) Roberto Trotta (Argentina) Jaime Pizarro (Chile) Roberto Chale (Peru) Jairzinho (Brazil), provided that he played a game for 9 de Octubre in 1982. Sergio Berti (Argentina) José Valencia (Argentina) Paolo Guerrero (Peru) Carlos Caszely (Chile) 10 open spots... GK: Ramón Quiroga (Peru), Fabián Carini (Uruguay) LB: Juan Ramón Jara (Paraguay) CB: Alexi Lalas (USA), Christian Ramos (Peru), Rodulfo Manzo (Peru) RB: Matías Rodríguez (Uruguay), Christian Núñez (Uruguay) CM: Aldo Duscher (Argentina), Rubén Marcos (Chile), Adílio (Brazil), Mario Saralegui (Uruguay) AM: Moacir (Brazil), Jair (Brazil), Germán Leguía (Peru), Marcelo Trobbiani (Argentina), Gerardo Martino (Argentina) FW: Roberto Cabañas (Paraguay), Marcelo Delgado (Argentina), Silva Batuta (Brazil), Perico León (Peru), Antony de Ávila (Colombia), Carlos Alfaro Moreno (Argentina), Waldemar Victorino (Uruguay), Guillermo La Rosa (Peru), Luciano Figueroa (Argentina), Sebastian Abreu (Uruguay), Hamilton Ricard (Colombia)
VENEZUELA René Higuita (Colombia) Juan Carlos Henao (Colombia) Orlando Mosquera (Panama) Álvaro Pereira (Uruguay) Martín Hidalgo (Peru) Brito (Brazil) Pedro Areso (Spain) Carlos Peruena (Uruguay) Rodulfo Manzo (Peru) Nelinho (Brazil) Josimar (Brazil) Andrade (Brazil) Vladica Popović (Yugoslavia) Favio Fernández (Argentina) Jairzinho (Brazil) Neto (Brazil) Juan Ramón Carrasco (Uruguay) Fernando Riera (Chile) Carlos Bacca (Colombia) Walter Gómez (Uruguay) Adolfo Valencia (Colombia) Oswaldo Ramírez (Peru) Arnoldo Iguarán (Colombia) VENEZUELA XI Bacca - Gómez Neto - Andrade - Popović (c) - Jairzinho Pereira - Areso - Brito - Nelinho Higuita For clarification, Brito is the one born in 1939, Neto the one born in 1966, and Andrade the one born in 1957. By the way, I've lost count how many times Álvaro Pereira has appeared in these teams. I think the reason is that the fullback position is less competitive when it comes to foreigners in most leagues outside the major ones.
Revised list PERÚ GK: Sebastián Britos (Uru), Adolfo Riquelme (Par), Jacinto Rodríguez (Par), Gustavo Roverano (Uru), Guillermo Vizcarra (Bol), Oscar Wirth (Chi), Juan Carlos Zubczuk (Arg) DF: Marcelo Asteggiano (Arg), Carlos Enrique (Arg), Leandro Fleitas (Arg), Carlos Galván (Arg), Justo Jacquet (Par), Carlos Lugo (Par), Pedro Monzón (Arg), Romeo Parravicini (Uru), Williams Riveros (Par), Federico Sacchi (Arg), José Varacka (Arg), Wantuil da Trinidade (Bra), Zózimo Calazans (Bra) MF: Carlos Arce (Par), Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uru), Sabino Bártoli (Arg), Gualberto Bianco (Arg), Mayer Candelo (Arg), Jorge Cazulo (Uru), Francisco Croas (Arg), Javier Ferreira (Par), Pedro Garay (Par), Gabriel Gonzalez (Par),Gustavo Grondona (Arg), Pablo Lavandeira (Uru), Luis "Flaco" López (Arg), "Marquinho" Marco dos Santos (Bra), Moacir Pinto (Bra), Jhonier Montaño (Col), Jorge Nunes (Par), "Palhinha" Jorge Ferreira (Bra), Alfredo Ramúa (Arg), Gustavo Rodas (Arg), Estanislao Struway (Par), Rubén Techera (Uru), Miguel Tojo (Arg), Rodrigo Ureña (Chi) FW: Claudio Adao (Bra), Horacio Baldessari (Arg), Hernán Barcos (Arg), Luis Bonnet (Arg), Mauro Cantoro (Arg), Bernardo Cuesta (Arg), Eduardo Esidio (Bra), Pedro Alexis Gonzalez (Arg), Ariel Graziani (Arg), Sergio Ibarra (Arg), Juan Carlos Letelier (Chi), Fernando Martel (Chi), Ricardo Quiñonez (Par), Angel Clemente Rojas (Arg), Antonio Sacco (Uru), Tomás Silva (Uru), Luis Tejada (Pan) PERU XI: --------------------- Riquelme Enrique --- Zózimo --- Sacchi --- Jacquet Palhinha --- Varacka --- Arévalo Ríos --- Nunes ---------- AC.Rojas ------------ Tejada
Nice! Do you know if Waldemar Victorino played any games for Sport Boys and Defensor Lima in the late 80s? He could be a good forward option if so. One team that was put on hold is Saudi Arabia. This is due to their ongoing project of bringing as many high-profile players to their league as possible, since the Ronaldo transfer in 2022. That's not to say that there hadn't been big foreigners prior to that. However, what they are doing now is similar to China and India in the first half of the 2010s. Both of which have more or less stopped with their marquee signings. So, whatever team I make will probably be subject to change each transfer window. A lot of good players will thus be omitted. SAUDI ARABIA Bono (Morocco) Edouard Mendy (Senegal) David Ospina (Colombia) Théo Hernandez (France) Lee Young-pyo (South Korea) Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) Nacho (Spain) Chris Smalling (England) João Cancelo (Portugal) Toninho (Brazil) N'Golo Kanté (France) Marcelo Brozović (Croatia) Fabinho (Brazil) Ivan Rakitić (Croatia) Rivellino (Brazil) Roberto Donadoni (Italy) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) Kingsley Coman (France) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Neymar (Brazil) Karim Benzema (France) Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) SAUDI ARABIA XI Benzema - Ronaldo - Neymar Rivellino - Kanté - Donadoni (c) Hernandez - Laporte - Koulibaly - Cancelo Bono
Yes, he's a good name for Perú. Victorino, played in 2nd Div. for Sport Boys and for Defensor Lima in 1st Div.
*For Russia, should Ezequiel Garay replace Dejan Lovren? From what I can remember, Lovren was never the most consistent player, even though he was part of a successful Liverpool under Klopp. *For Scotland, right back Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands) is in and Mikael Lustig (Sweden) is out *For Denmark, center back Yann Bisseck (Germany) could oust Djourou or Boulahrouz if his career continues to go in the right direction at Inter *For Croatia, I have mistaken Fabrice Ondoa for Fabrice Olinga. It's supposed to be the former, who's a goalie, while the latter is a forward. *For Czechia, I should have made Sesta the starter instead of Marek Čech a long time ago. Also, István Nyers (Hungary) instead of Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia) is a no-brainer. What was his best position? *In the latest update, I accidentally removed Milenko Ačimovič (Slovenia) for Serbia *For Israel, I have had the wrong nationality for Peter Lorimer. It's supposed to be Scotland, not England. I guess there's no one to really point out these types of errors in obscure projects like this thread, lol. Also, I wonder now if he actually played for Hapoel Haifa in 1986. He was brought in as a player, but quickly became a manager. Quick enough that he never got to play? How can one even find out the answer? *Should Trezeguet start ahead of Forlán for India? *For Iran, Jürgen Locadia should have been listed as Curaçao rather than Netherlands since 2023. Continuing with Iran, Munir El Haddadi (Morocco) is in, and Cheick Diabaté (Mali) is out. *For Hong Kong, Shaun Teale (England) is in, and Yochanan Vollach (Israel) is out. Maybe even starter ahead of Baffoe. Interestingly, Bobby Moore seems to have played only 15 minutes for Eastern SC in the 1981 Senior Shield Final. Technically counts, but I have some qualms about these types of one-off guest appearances. I have to go through all my selections during the old eras to see who else there is. Keegan and Ardiles in Australia are two other examples...On the other hand, one player who is playing there right now "for real" is Asier Illarramendi. The midfield is fairly competitive already, though. *For Venezuela, maybe bring in Dorval Rodrigues (Brazil) instead of Juan Ramón Carrasco or Fernando Riera? *I may have made a mistake believing that Bobby Charlton played professionally in South Africa. Have I gotten it wrong? If that's the case, then I'll have to think of a replacement.