Waldir Sáenz
Peruvian footballer (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez (born May 15, 1973, in Lima) is a Peruvian retired football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Perú | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1991 | Alianza Lima | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1998 | Alianza Lima | 169 | (108) |
| 1998 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | (6) |
| 1999 | Alianza Lima | 32 | (22) |
| 1999–2000 | Unión de Santa Fe | 3 | (1) |
| 2000 | Sporting Cristal | 15 | (4) |
| 2001–2005 | Alianza Lima | 117 | (38) |
| 2006 | Melgar | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Municipal | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Alianza Lima | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Sport Boys | 18 | (12) |
| 2013 | Walter Ormeño | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–2000 | Peru | 27 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 2010 | |||
Waldir is most famous as a player for Alianza Lima, in which he became the all-time leading goalscorer of the club with 168 goals in 324 matches. He also played for Colorado Rapids (1998), Unión de Santa Fe (1999), Sporting Cristal (2000), among others. In 2013, he came back from retirement to play for Walter Ormeño.
He obtained 27 caps for the Peru national football team from 1993 to 2000, scoring three goals.[1]
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