Roberto Challe

Roberto Chale
	Hugo Sotil, Teofilo Cubillas, and Roberto Chale, in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte
Date of birth	24 November 1946
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008

Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte, "Roberto Chale" (born 24 November 1946 in Lima) is a former Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders.

He is also known as Maestro (Master) or Niño Terrible (Enfant terrible), Chale is best remembered for his great performance in the 1970 World Cup qualifying match against Argentina on 30 August 1969, which sent Peru to the finals.

He earned 48 caps and scored 4 goals for the Peru national football team, and played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he scored 1 goal and Peru reached the quarterfinals.

Playing career

His debut in the Peruvian First Division was in 1965 at Centro Iqueño. He later played for Universitario de Deportes where he became four times Peruvian champion in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971, Defensor Lima with whom he won the league one more time in 1973, Sport Boys and Sporting Cristal.

He also played for Universidad Católica of Ecuador before his retirement with Universitario in 1980.

Honours as a player

Season	Team	Title
1966	Universitario	Peruvian League
1967	Universitario	Peruvian League
1969	Universitario	Peruvian League
1971	Universitario	Peruvian League
1973	Defensor Lima	Peruvian League

Participation in the World Cup

World	Seat	Result	Matches	Goals
1970 FIFA World Cup	México	Seventh Place	4	1

Coaching career

As a manager Chale coached Juan Aurich, CNI, Atlético Chalaco and Deportivo Wanka during the early 1980s.

Chale enjoyed a stint as coach of Peru during the qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, keeping Peruvian hopes alive until the last game against future World Cup winners Argentina in Buenos Aires ended in a 2–2 draw.

Later on he managed San Agustín, Defensor Lima, Sport Boys, Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Pesquero, Coopsol, Universitario, with whom he won the Peruvian leagues of 1999 and 2000, as well as Alianza Lima.

Titles as a manager

Season	Team	Title
1999	Universitario	Peruvian League
2000	Universitario	Peruvian League

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