Alberto Soria Ortega (10 March 1906 – 23 June 1980) was a Peruvian

football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

who played for

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

in the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, ...

Club career

Nicknamed ''el Doctor'', he was the first major player who left

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

for eternal rivals

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has Association football, soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universi ...

in 1933.

International career

Soria earned six caps for

between 1930 and 1937.Appearances for Peru National Team
- RSSSF

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1906 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Peru men's international footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Club Alianza Lima footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers {{Peru-footy-defender-stub