Waldir Sáenz
| 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 Alejandro Sáenz Pérez (born May 15, 1973, in Lima) is a Peruvian retired football striker.
Career
[edit]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.
International career
[edit]He obtained 27 caps for the Peru national football team from 1993 to 2000, scoring three goals.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1993 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sáenz goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 July 1993 | National Stadium of Peru, Lima, Peru |  Uruguay
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1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | [3] |
| 2 | 17 August 1994 | Lima, Peru |  Ecuador
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2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [4] |
| 3 | 19 February 2000 | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States |  Honduras
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5–3 | 5–3 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ "Waldir Sáenz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Peru vs. Uruguay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Peru v Ecuador, 17 August 1994". 11v11. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Honduras vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Waldir Sáenz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Waldir Sáenz at Soccerway
- Waldir Sáenz at fichajes.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 July 2019)
- Waldir Sáenz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Waldir Saenz's Goals
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- Sporting Cristal footballers
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- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
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