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Waldir Sáenz

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Waldir Sáenz
Personal information
Full name Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez
Date of birth (1973-05-15) May 15, 1973 (age 52)
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)
*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

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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

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He obtained 27 caps for the Peru national football team from 1993 to 2000, scoring three goals.[1]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
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.
List of international goals scored by Waldir Sáenz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 July 1993 National Stadium of Peru, Lima, Peru  Uruguay 1–2 1–2 Friendly [3]
2 17 August 1994 Lima, Peru  Ecuador 2–0 2–0 Friendly [4]
3 19 February 2000 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Honduras 5–3 5–3 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup [5]

References

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  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Waldir Sáenz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Peru vs. Uruguay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Peru v Ecuador, 17 August 1994". 11v11. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Honduras vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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