Enrique Arturo Arenaza León (1964-2012)

DoyleG · Feb 29, 2012

Enrique Arturo Arenaza León:
A soccer star who once narrowly avoided a tragic accident that claimed his teammates, he left Peru for a better life

Enrique Arturo Arenaza León was born on Dec. 21, 1964, in Lima, Peru. His father Guillermo was a construction worker. His mother, Rosa, occasionally cleaned homes for a living but mostly stayed at home, raising their nine children, of whom Enrique was the fifth.

He was a strong boy with an athletic bent. After primary school in Villa el Salvador, at the southernmost tip of greater Lima, Enrique moved to the heart of Peru’s capital to attend the Alfonso Ugarte secondary school, where he focused less on books and more on his passion: soccer. He was supremely talented. By 17, Enrique was playing professionally, and in the mid-1980s, after graduating high school, he made the first division Alianza Lima soccer club, one of the country’s most prestigious teams. Soccer and Alianza were in his blood. Two of his uncles, Pedro Pablo “Perico” León and José María Lavalle, had played for Alianza and later for the Peruvian national team in two World Cups.
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msioux75 · Jan 1, 2015

DoyleG said: ↑

Enrique Arturo Arenaza León:
A soccer star who once narrowly avoided a tragic accident that claimed his teammates, he left Peru for a better life
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I wasn't sure about this, but searching in the web I found the news.
http://elcomercio.pe/deporte-total/...nada-fue-jugador-alianza-lima-noticia-1371450

Something about his profile.
https://historialblanquiazul.wordpress.com/page/135/
http://caferonygol.blogspot.com/2012/04/campanas-1988.html

In my book, I also had him playing as Right Winger for Carlos Manucci in 1992.