Ramón Quiroga

For the Argentine boxer, see Ramón Quiroga (boxer).

Ramón Quiroga Arancibia (born 23 July 1950) is a former football player and coach who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Argentina, he obtained 40 caps playing for the Peru national football team.^[2]

Ramón Quiroga

Quiroga in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Ramón Quiroga Arancibia
Date of birth	(1950-07-23) 23 July 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1973	Rosario Central
1973–1975	Sporting Cristal
1975–1976	Independiente
1976–1983	Sporting Cristal
1983	Barcelona SC
1984	CNI
1985–1986	Universitario
International career
1977–1985	Peru	40	(0)
Managerial career
1990–1992	Deportivo Municipal
1992	Cienciano
1993	Universitario
1994–1996	León de Huánuco
1996–1998	Cienciano
1998	Deportivo Municipal
2000	Aviación FAP
2001	Unión Minas
2003	Universitario
2010–2012	Pacífico
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is a youth coach for the Peruvian club Cienciano.

Club career

He began his career playing for the Argentine club Rosario Central.

International career

Quiroga is perhaps best remembered for his appearance at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in a match against Poland, when he ran all the way to the opposition half and fouled Grzegorz Lato, receiving a yellow card in the process.^[3] In that tournament, he also conceded 6 goals in the match against Argentina, the country of his birth.^[4]