48 Facts About Paolo Guerrero

Paolo Guerrero has represented them at six Copas America and one World Cup.

Paolo Guerrero led them to third place in the 2011 and 2015 Copas, and to runners-up in 2019, finishing as top scorer in all three of these tournaments.

Paolo Guerrero is the top scoring active player in the Copa America.

Paolo Guerrero was one of 59 nominees for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Peruvian to receive that recognition.

Paolo Guerrero has been named included by CONMEBOL in the teams of the tournament for the 2011,2015 and 2019 Copas America.

Paolo Guerrero was born in Lima, starting his football career in the youth teams of Alianza Lima.

Once the problem was solved, Paolo Guerrero began playing with Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga South, which at that time was the third division of German football.

In total, Paolo Guerrero spent four seasons at Bayern Munich, alternating the last two in the first team, the same team with which he scored ten goals in the Bundesliga and two in the UEFA Champions League.

Paolo Guerrero's destination was Hamburger SV, a club with which he signed a four-year contract.

In June 2006, it was announced that Paolo Guerrero had transferred to Hamburger SV and signed a contract with the club through 2010.

Paolo Guerrero was fined a club record, in April 2010 for an incident at the end of a league game with Hannover 96, where after apparently having been abused by a Hamburg fan, Paolo Guerrero threw his drink bottle into the crowd, striking that fan in the face.

Paolo Guerrero joined Brazilian club Corinthians on 13 July 2012, on a three-year deal for a fee of R$7.5 million.

Paolo Guerrero grew in the later rounds of the Brazilian championship, scoring several goals that secured his place in the team's starting lineup.

On December 12,2012, in the semifinals of the tournament against Al Ahly of Egypt, Paolo Guerrero scored the only goal of the match with a header that took Corinthians to the final.

Paolo Guerrero was awarded the Bronze Ball as the third top goalscorer of the tournament.

In May 2013, Paolo Guerrero became the first Peruvian footballer to appear on the cover of Placar, Brazil's biggest football magazine.

Paolo Guerrero was awarded as the best striker of the Brasileirao in the 2014 season.

On March 17,2015, Paolo Guerrero became the foreign player who scored the most goals for Corinthians, with 47 goals, surpassing Argentina's Carlos Tevez who scored 46 goals.

Paolo Guerrero became the top scorer of the post-relegation era, breaking the record that previously belonged to Dentinho.

Paolo Guerrero traveled to Rio de Janeiro just one day after returning in Peru from the tournament.

In extra time, Rodinei would score the winning goal for Flamengo to be crowned champion of the tournament, this would be the first title that Paolo Guerrero won since his arrival at the club.

Paolo Guerrero was consecrated as the top scorer with 10 in 11 games goals and was distinguished as the best player of the tournament being included in the ideal 11.

Paolo Guerrero was given the number 79, to commemorate the last time Inter won the Campeonato Brasileiro.

In 2019, Paolo Guerrero's number changed from 79 to 9, due to the departure of Leandro Damiao.

Paolo Guerrero ended the 2019 season as the teams top goalscorer, with 20 goals in 41 games.

On 21 July 2022, Paolo Guerrero joined Brazilian Serie A side Avai for the remainder of the 2022 season.

On 5 November 2022, Avai got relegated to the Serie B, being the first time team that Paolo Guerrero has played for that got relegated.

On 24 January 2023, Paolo Guerrero signed for Argentine Primera Division side Racing Club.

On 14 July 2023, Paolo Guerrero signed for LDU Quito of Ecuador.

Paolo Guerrero thus became the first Peruvian in history to win the Copa Sudamericana with a foreign club.

Paolo Guerrero won the 2023 Ecuadorian Serie A scoring 5 goals in 15 games played, most of his goals were scored at the end of the tournament.

Paolo Guerrero decided not to renew with the Ecuadorian club after learning that manager Zubeldia would not continue and ran the risk of not playing as a starter anymore.

Paolo Guerrero left the club after his mother was targeted for extortion by a local criminal gang.

Paolo Guerrero scored his first goal back at the club on 21 September 2024, against Sport Boys.

Paolo Guerrero was ruled out of Peru's first two 2010 World Cup qualifying games because of injury.

Paolo Guerrero made 17 appearances and scored five goals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, leading the Peru team in their successful World Cup qualifying campaign.

On 3 November 2017, it was announced that Paolo Guerrero had failed the doping control test after the match against Argentina in the previous month for what was initially reported as a social drug.

Paolo Guerrero received a preemptive 30-day suspension from FIFA, making him miss the World Cup play-off tie against New Zealand, eventually won by Peru.

On 8 December 2017, it was revealed that Paolo Guerrero had tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine.

Paolo Guerrero's lawyers had argued that the failed test had occurred as a result of the consumption of a traditional coca tea, using forensic analysis of the Children of Llullaillaco as evidence.

On 31 May 2018, it was announced Paolo Guerrero would be allowed to play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup after the Swiss Federal Tribunal lifted the ban for the tournament.

In May 2019, Paolo Guerrero was included in Ricardo Gareca's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil.

Paolo Guerrero finished the tournament as the top scorer with 3 goals, alongside Brazil's Everton Soares, who won the Golden Boot Award due to having played fewer minutes than the Peruvian throughout the tournament.

On 11 October 2019, Paolo Guerrero made his 100th international appearance for Peru in a friendly match against Uruguay.

Paolo Guerrero announced his retirement from the national team on 7 January 2025, with 124 appearances and 39 goals scored.

Paolo Guerrero's older brother, Julio Rivera, was a footballer for the Peru national team who progressed through the Alianza Lima youth system.

Paolo Guerrero's nephew, named Julio Rivera, was found dead from a robbery in Lima in 2019.

Paolo Guerrero held his death with sorrow and honor to his late nephew.