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Roberto Challe

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

He is also known as Maestro (Master) or Niño Terrible (Enfant terrible), Chale is best remembered for his 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.

He is also considered a legend for Universitario.

Thank you to Scott Leventhal for the photo

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