Jaime Drago


Jaime Mario Drago Maturo is a Peruvian professional footballer who played as midfielder.
His father and older brother, Roberto Drago Burga and Roberto Drago Maturo respectively, were also footballers.

Playing career

Club career

Nicknamed Diablo, Jaime Drago began playing Lawn Tennis at the age of 13. However, he made his professional debut with Deportivo Municipal in 1976 at the age of 17. There, he was the Peruvian league runner-up in 1981 and played in the Copa Libertadores the following year.
In 1983, he joined Universitario de Deportes and became the joint top scorer in the 1984 league with 13 goals. He won two Peruvian league titles with Universitario in 1985 and 1987 and participated in two Copa Libertadores tournaments with the club, in 1985 and 1986.
Jaime Drago had the opportunity to play abroad, first in Ecuador with SD Aucas in 1987, then in Venezuela with Deportivo Italia between 1988 and 1989. Upon returning to Peru, he played successively for Deportivo San Agustín in 1990, Sport Boys in 1991, and ended his career with Meteor-Lawn Tennis in 1992.

International career

Jaime Drago only played one match with the Peruvian national team, in a friendly against Mexico on 1 November 1979 in Monterrey.

Honours

Universitario de Deportes