Gerónimo Barbadillo

Gerónimo Barbadillo González (born September 29, 1954) is a retired Peruvian footballer.

Gerónimo Barbadillo
Personal information
Full name Gerónimo Barbadillo González
Date of birth (1954-09-29) 29 September 1954
Place of birth Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Sport Boys ? (?)
1974–1975 Defensor Lima ? (?)
1976–1982 Tigres UANL 188 (61)
1982–1985 Avellino 81 (10)
1985–1986 Udinese Calcio 22 (2)
1987–1988 A.S.D. Sanvitese
1991–1992 S.V. Milland
International career
1972–1985 Peru 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A right winger, he spent his best seasons with Tigres UANL of the Liga MX and was known for his speed, dribbling and goal-scoring ability. He also played for Avellino and Udinese in Serie A. He participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup with the Peru national football team.

He is nicknamed "Patrulla" ("Patrol") because of his afro hairstyle the resemblanced to Linc Hayes (played by Clarence Williams III) in the American TV series "The Mod Squad" due the Spanish translation of the name of the show, which is "Patrulla Juvenil".

An icon of Tigres UANL, the team honored him when they retired the kit number 7.

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