Alberto Terry

Alberto "Toto" Terry
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Terry Arias-Schreiber
Date of birth	May 16, 1929
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	February 7, 2006 (aged 76)
Place of death	Lima, Peru
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Universitario
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1959	Universitario
1960–1961	Sporting Cristal
International career
1953–1959	Peru
Managerial career
1964–1966	Sporting Cristal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Terry Arias-Schreiber (May 16, 1929 – February 7, 2006), popularly known as "Toto," was a Peruvian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Universitario de Deportes, Sporting Cristal, and the Peru national football team. He is recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders.

Alberto "Toto" Terry was born in Lima on May 16, 1929. His parents were José Alejandro Terry Schreiber and Julia Arias-Schreiber Pezet. He is the grandson of Alois Schreiber, Austrian consul based in Huaraz. He was related to Fernando Belaúnde Terry on his paternal side.

The women of Lima began to attend the stadium because of him, because of his blonde hair and his gallant manner. After his professional retirement, he was recognized as one of the best Peruvian football players in history along with Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández, Valeriano López and later with Teófilo Cubillas, Héctor Chumpitaz, and Hugo Sotil. He was a radio and print commentator in Peru. He died at the age of 76 in Lima on February 7, 2006. His remains rest in the Parque del memoria Cemetery in the district of Lurín.

Club career

Toto Terry spent the majority of his club career at Universitario and remains one of their most iconic players. During his career, Terry was approached by many major European and South American clubs, including SS Lazio and the Boca Juniors. However, Terry gave Universitario his last word. It always said: "From Lima, nobody moves me [...] as Lima is more beautiful than Paris, Rome or Buenos Aires."^[1]

Terry was part of two Peruvian league championship teams, in 1949 with Universitario and in 1961 with Sporting Cristal.

International career

Terry played for the Peru national team making 25 appearances and scoring 11 goals.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals

**Alberto Terry: International goals**^[3]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1953-03-08	Lima, Peru	Paraguay	2–2	2–1	Copa America
2	1953-07-28	Lima, Peru	Chile	1–0	5–0	Pacific Cup
3	1953-07-28	Lima, Peru	Chile	4–0	5–0	Pacific Cup
4	1954-07-17	Santiago, Chile, Chile	Chile	3–1	4–2	Pacific Cup
5	1955-03-23	Santiago, Chile, Chile	Paraguay	1–1	1–0	Copa America
6	1957-03-10	Lima, Peru	Ecuador	2–1	1–0	Copa America
7	1957-03-10	Lima, Peru	Ecuador	2–1	2–1	Copa America
8	1957-03-23	Lima, Peru	Uruguay	1–0	3–5	Copa America
9	1957-03-27	Lima, Peru	Colombia	1–0	4–1	Copa America
10	1957-04-06	Lima, Peru	Argentina	2–1	2–1	Copa America
11	1957-04-13	Lima, Peru	Brazil	1–0	1–1	1958 World Cup Qualifier