Alberto Terry

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Alberto "Toto" Terry
Personal information
Full name Alberto Terry Arias-Schreiber
Date of birth (1929-05-16)May 16, 1929
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death February 7, 2006(2006-02-07) (aged 76)
Place of death Lima, Peru
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1958 Universitario 181 (102)
1959–1960 Sporting Cristal 29 (9)
International career
1953–1959 Peru 25 (11)
Managerial career
1964–1966 Sporting Cristal
1972 Atlético Chalaco
1976 CNI
* 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.

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.

Playing career

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Club career

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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]

During his time at Universitario, he won the 1949 Peruvian championship and played 181 matches there (scoring 102 goals).[2] In 1959, he signed with Sporting Cristal, which at that time was the most expensive transfer in the history of Peruvian football (200 000 sols).[3] He ended his career there the following year.

International career

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Terry played for the Peru national team making 25 appearances and scoring 11 goals.[4]

Managerial career

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After his playing career ended, Terry took over as manager of his last club, Sporting Cristal, from 1964 to 1966. In 1972, he was at the helm of Atlético Chalaco, a second-division club, which he led to promotion to the first division after a near-perfect season (20 matches played, 17 wins and 3 draws).[5]

Death

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After switching to sports journalism, notably at the newspaper La Crónica where he wrote a column called "La columna de Alberto Terry", but also as a radio and television commentator, Alberto Terry died on February 7, 2006, at the age of 76, from lung cancer.[6]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Alberto Terry: International goals[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1953-03-08 Lima, Peru  Paraguay 2–1 2–2 1953 South American Championship
2 1953-07-28 Lima, Peru  Chile 1–0 5–0 Copa del Pacífico
3 1954-09-19 Santiago, Chile  Chile 1–1 4–2 Copa del Pacífico
4 1954-09-19 Santiago, Chile  Chile 2–2 4–2 Copa del Pacífico
5 1955-03-23 Santiago, Chile  Paraguay 1–0 1–1 1955 South American Championship
6 1957-03-10 Lima, Peru  Ecuador 1–0 2–1 1957 South American Championship
7 1957-03-10 Lima, Peru  Ecuador 2–0 2–1 1957 South American Championship
8 1957-03-23 Lima, Peru  Uruguay 1–0 5–3 1957 South American Championship
9 1957-03-27 Lima, Peru  Colombia 1–0 4–1 1957 South American Championship
10 1957-04-06 Lima, Peru  Argentina 2–1 2–1 1957 South American Championship
11 1957-04-13 Lima, Peru  Brazil 1–0 1–1 1958 World Cup Qualifier

Honours

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Player

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Universitario de Deportes

Peru

Manager

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Peru amateur

Atlético Chalaco

References

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  1. ^ "Alberto Terry". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  2. ^ "Alberto "Toto" Terry: Hoy se cumplen 15 años del fallecimiento de la Saeta Rubia" [Alberto “Toto” Terry: How to celebrate 15 years of the fall of the Saeta Rubia]. El Bocón (in Spanish). February 7, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  3. ^ "Alberto Terry, uno de los grandes del fútbol peruano" [Alberto Terry, one of the greats of Peruvian football]. Crónica Viva (in Spanish). June 20, 2025. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  4. ^ Appearances for Peru National Team Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. ^ Raúl Behr (November 13, 2012). "La Saeta y la Furia" [The Arrow and the Fury]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  6. ^ "Alberto 'Toto' Terry: Gloria eterna de Universitario" [Alberto 'Toto' Terry: Eternal glory of Universitario]. Club Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). May 16, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  7. ^ "Alberto Terry – Goalscoring for Peru National Team". RSSSF. November 3, 2006. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  8. ^ Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona (February 4, 2025). "Campeón 1949 - Club Universitario de Deportes". daleucampeon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  9. ^ Juan Pablo Andrés, Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona and José Luis Pierrend (December 16, 2025). "Peru - List of First Division Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  10. ^ "Perú Campeón Bolivariano en Panamá (1973)" [Peru Bolivarian Champion in Panama (1973)]. Arkivperu (in Spanish). August 11, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  11. ^ Cesar Silva (November 13, 2012). "Peru - Second Level Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
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