Pedro Jirón

Pedro Jirón

Personal information
Full name	Pedro José Jirón Rugama
Date of birth	(1939-12-18)18 December 1939
Place of birth	Diriamba, Nicaragua
Date of death	7 September 2018(2018-09-07) (aged 78)
Place of death	Diriamba, Nicaragua
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Diriangén
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1973	Diriangén
International career
	Nicaragua
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Jose Jirón Rugama "Peche Jirón" (18 December 1939 – 7 September 2018) was a Nicaraguan professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Pedro played in the First Division only with Diriangén for 15 years and was their captain for eight years. Pedro was a universal footballer, with the natural ability to play football anywhere in the world. Winning 3 league titles with Diriangén and aiding the great Manuel Cuadra to many goals.

International career

Pedro captained the Nicaragua national football team for 6 years and played 5 matches for them as they came sixth in the 1967 CONCACAF Championship.

Style of play

He was an exceptional footballer because he dominated all aspects of the game, his extraordinary vitality allowed him to step on all the grass without leaving a single inch of it without his mark. He is considered the best midfield player of all time for his discipline, for his self-sacrificing dedication as a worker on the field of play, for his feline strategy, his astute tactics and because he was also a mixture of strength and talent.

Life after career

On 9 February 1995, Pedro was inducted into the Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame.

Honours

Diriangén

• Primera División de Nicaragua: 1959, 1969, 1970