How tall is Teófilo Cubillas?

Teófilo Cubillas's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 93% of men in Peru.

Where 173 cm sits among men in Peru

Taller than about 93% of men in Peru born in 1949 (average 162.6 cm).

About Teófilo Cubillas

Teófilo Cubillas is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga was born on 8 March 1949 in Lima. He began at Alianza Lima, where he was nicknamed El Nene, meaning The Kid, and was part of the Peru national team that won the 1975 Copa América.

Cubillas helped Peru reach the quarter-finals of the 1970 and 1978 World Cups and qualify for the 1982 World Cup, and was elected South American Footballer of the Year in 1972. He is the second highest goalscorer in Alianza Lima's history with 165 goals and the top goalscorer of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers with 65. For Peru he scored 26 goals in 81 appearances, and he scored 10 goals in 13 World Cup matches. In 2004 Pelé selected him in the FIFA 100.

Cubillas has a listed height of 173 cm (5'8"). He is one of only six players to score five or more goals in two different World Cups, and his free-kick against Scotland in 1978 is renowned as one of the best goals scored at the tournament.

Frequently asked

How tall is Teófilo Cubillas in feet and inches? Teófilo Cubillas is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

Is Teófilo Cubillas tall for men in Peru? At 173 cm he is taller than about 93% of men in Peru born in 1949, whose average height is 162.6 cm.

Sources

• Teófilo Cubillas on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Teófilo Cubillas on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Teófilo Cubillas on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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