Eleazar Soria Ibarra (11 January 1948 – 24 June 2021) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Eleazar Soria
Soria playing for Universitario de Deportes
Personal information
Full name Eleazar José Manuel Alejandro Soria Ibarra
Date of birth 11 January 1948
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death 24 June 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 73)
Place of death Lima, Peru
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1974 Universitario
1975–1976 Independiente
1977–1981 Sporting Cristal
International career
1972–1978 Peru 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He won the 1975 Copa America with the Peru national team.

Club career

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Eleazar Soria was born in Lima. At club level he played for Universitario de Deportes, Independiente (Argentina) and Sporting Cristal. He won the Libertadores Cup with Independiente in 1975, as well as four Peruvian Leagues with Universitario (1967, 1969, 1971 and 1974) and two more with Sporing Cristal (1979, 1980).[1]

International career

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Eleazar Soria earned 29 caps for the Peru national team between 1972 and 1978.[2]

Death

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Eleazar Soria died on 24 June 2021 aged 73.[1]

Honors

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Universitario

Sporting Cristal

Independiente

Peru

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Selección Peruana: falleció Eleazar Soria, excampeón de la Copa América 1975 con la 'blanquirroja' y tetracampeón en Universitario de Deportes". RPP Noticias (in Spanish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Appearances for Peru National Team Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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