Víctor Bielich


Víctor Bielich Rocatagliatta was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.

Playing career

Nicknamed Pichín, Víctor Bielich played for Universitario de Deportes between 1936 and 1937. But it was at Deportivo Municipal that he made a name for himself, winning the Peruvian championship in 1938. He is considered one of the great players of this latter club.
A Peruvian international five times between 1938 and 1939, Bielich was part of the Peruvian team that won the South American championship in 1939.

Death

On March 9, 1940, returning from Chincha Alta where the Deportivo Municipal officials had sent him to recruit a local player, Víctor Bielich's car collided with a truck on National Highway PE-1S. Montero died instantly in the accident. Bielich himself died four days later at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pisco.
As a tribute, a football club in Pisco, Club Deportivo Víctor Bielich, bears his name.

Honours

Deportivo Municipal
Peru