Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez (born May 15, 1973, in Lima) is a Peruvian retired football striker.

Waldir Sáenz
Personal information
Full name Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez
Date of birth (1973-05-15) May 15, 1973 (age 51)
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

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]

References

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  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
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