Name: Wálter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero

Nickname: "Wáltergol"



Country: Colombia / Argentina
Club: San Lorenzo
Shirt Number: 9
Position: ★CF, SS
Side: RF/BS
Age: 23-26 years (02/08/1962)

Height: 176 cm
Weight: 66 kg

Attack: 83
Defence: 38
Balance: 77
Stamina: 78
Top Speed: 79
Acceleration: 83
Response: 83
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 80
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 73
Short Pass Speed: 71
Long Pass Accuracy: 69
Long Pass Speed: 68
Shot Accuracy: 83
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 85
Free Kick Accuracy: 68
Swerve: 69
Heading: 83
Jump: 78
Technique: 81
Aggression: 85
Mentality: 79
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 76

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Standard

CARDS:
P15 - Free Roaming
P19 - Fox In The Box
S05 - 1-Touch Play

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Scoring - Middle Shooting - 1-Touch Pass

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded

INFO:
Wálter Osvaldo Perazzo Otero is a Colombian-born Argentine footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Bogotá, Colombia (02/08/1962), he emerged from San Lorenzo's youth system and made his Primera División debut for the club on 18/11/1979, at 17, in a 4–0 win over Cipolletti at the Gasómetro, before scoring his first top-flight goal on 24/02/1980 against Ferro Carril Oeste. After establishing himself as a young striker in Boedo, he spent 1982 on loan at Estudiantes de La Plata and was part of the squad that won the 1982 Torneo Metropolitano under legendary coach Carlos Salvador Bilardo, then crossed to his native Colombia in 1983 for a spell with Independiente Santa Fe. At the end of that year, he returned to San Lorenzo and entered the finest phase of his career, becoming a fan idol through his goals and finishing his long first spell with 77 goals in 240 matches. In 1988, he was transferred to Boca Juniors for about US$200,000, where he played two seasons, scoring 12 goals in 56 matches and collecting the 1989 Supercopa Sudamericana and the 1990 Recopa Sudamericana, although this move was heavily criticized at the time. He himself attributed his failure at Boca Juniors to the fact that "at that Boca everyone competed for the ball" and that "the number nine has to be assisted for him to play well", something that allegedly didn't happen during his tenure; and that instead, "at San Lorenzo he finished every single play." His route then continued with Argentinos Juniors in 1990, where he scored once in eight games, followed by Deportivo Cali in 1991, Bolívar in 1992–93, Daewoo Royals in 1994, and finally Montreal Supra in Canada before ending his playing career abroad. Across the Argentine leagues, he is credited with 316 matches and 92 goals.

At the international level, Walter Perazzo's case was defined by his Argentine family background rather than his place of birth: he was born in Bogotá while his father, Alberto (also a former San Lorenzo footballer), was playing for Independiente Santa Fe, and both of his parents were Argentine, which is why he was eligible to represent Argentina and became the first Colombian-born player to wear the Albiceleste shirt. He was called up to Argentina's U23 setup in 1987, and his most notable appearances in the national pathway came through the Olympic-cycle side, where he was part of the squad that won the gold medal at the 1986 South American Games in Chile and later finished runner-up in the 1988 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament. In that same cycle, he remained a forward option in a generation that fed the senior structure under Carlos Bilardo, while his international profile stayed tied to youth and U23 competition rather than a long senior career. During the 1980s, Perazzo scored 91 goals in the Argentine Primera División, a total that placed him sixth among the decade's top scorers behind Pedro Pablo Pasculli, Víctor Ramos, Toti Iglesias, Oscar Dertycia, and Jorge Comas. Furthermore, his 77 goals for the Boedo club rank him amongst the top 10 highest goal scorers ever, just three goals behind another legend, Claudio "Pampa" Biaggio.