{{Short description|Peruvian footballer (1929-2006)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2011}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Alberto "Toto" Terry | fullname = Alberto Terry Arias-Schreiber | image = Alberto Terry Peru.png | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|5|16}} | birth_place = Lima, Peru | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|2|7|1929|5|16}} | death_place = Lima, Peru | height = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Attacking midfielder | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= Universitario | years1 = 1947–1958 | years2 = 1959–1960 | clubs1 = Universitario | clubs2 = Sporting Cristal | caps1 = 181 | goals1 = 102 | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 9 | nationalyears1= 1953–1959 | nationalteam1= Peru | nationalcaps1= 25 | nationalgoals1 = 11 | manageryears1= 1964–1966 | managerclubs1= Sporting Cristal | manageryears2= 1972 | managerclubs2= Atlético Chalaco | manageryears3= 1976 | managerclubs3= CNI | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''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== ===Club career=== 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."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arkivperu.com/terry.htm |title=Alberto Terry |access-date=April 27, 2008 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193855/http://www.arkivperu.com/terry.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During his time at Universitario, he won the 1949 Peruvian championship and played 181 matches there (scoring 102 goals).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alberto “Toto” Terry: Hoy se cumplen 15 años del fallecimiento de la Saeta Rubia|trans-title=Alberto “Toto” Terry: How to celebrate 15 years of the fall of the Saeta Rubia|url=https://elbocon.pe/futbol-peruano/seleccion-peruana/alberto-toto-terry-hoy-se-cumplen-15-anos-del-fallecimiento-de-la-saeta-rubia-nnsp-futbol-seleccion-peruana-universitario-de-deportes-noticia/?ref=ebr|website=El Bocón|language=es|date=7 February 2021|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alberto Terry, uno de los grandes del fútbol peruano|trans-title=Alberto Terry, one of the greats of Peruvian football|url=https://www.cronicaviva.com.pe/columna/alberto-terry-uno-de-los-grandes-del-futbol-peruano/|website=Crónica Viva|language=es|date=20 June 2025|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> He ended his career there the following year.
===International career=== Terry played for the Peru national team making 25 appearances and scoring 11 goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html Appearances for Peru National Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202151750/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html |date=February 2, 2009 }} - RSSSF</ref>
==Managerial career== 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).<ref>{{Cite web|author=Raúl Behr|title=La Saeta y la Furia|trans-title=The Arrow and the Fury|url=https://dechalaca.com/informes/curiosidades/la-saeta-y-la-furia|website=De Chalaca|language=es|date=13 November 2012|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
==Death== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alberto 'Toto' Terry: Gloria eterna de Universitario|trans-title=Alberto 'Toto' Terry: Eternal glory of Universitario|url=https://universitario.pe/noticias/historia-cronica/alberto-toto-terry-gloria-eterna-de-universitario|website=Club Universitario de Deportes|language=es|date=16 May 2022|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International goals===
{{International goals header|ref=no|above='''Alberto Terry: International goals'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Alberto Terry – Goalscoring for Peru National Team |publisher=RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html |date=November 3, 2006 |access-date=November 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113160459/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html |archive-date=January 13, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Ig match | n = 1 | d=1953-03-08 | | ci1=Lima | co=Peru | o=Paraguay | sc='''2'''–1 | fr=2–2 | comp=1953 South American Championship}} {{Ig match | n = 2 | d=1953-07-28 | | ci=Lima| co=Peru | o=Chile | sc='''1'''–0 | fr=5–0 | comp=Copa del Pacífico}} {{Ig match | n = 3 | d=1954-09-19 | | ci=Santiago| co=Chile | o=Chile | sc='''1'''–1 | fr=4–2 | comp=Copa del Pacífico}} {{Ig match | n = 4 | d=1954-09-19 | | ci=Santiago| co=Chile | o=Chile | sc='''2'''–2 | fr=4–2 | comp=Copa del Pacífico}} {{Ig match | n = 5 | d=1955-03-23 | | ci=Santiago| co=Chile | o=Paraguay | sc='''1'''–0 | fr=1–1 | comp=1955 South American Championship}} {{Ig match | n = 6 | d=1957-03-10 | | ci=Lima| co=Peru | o=Ecuador | sc='''1'''–0 | fr=2–1 | comp=1957 South American Championship}} {{Ig match | n = 7 | d=1957-03-10 | | ci=Lima| co=Peru | o=Ecuador | sc='''2'''–0 | fr=2–1 | comp=1957 South American Championship}} {{Ig match | n =8 | d=1957-03-23 | | ci1=Lima | co=Peru | o=Uruguay | sc='''1'''–0 | fr=5–3 | comp=1957 South American Championship}} {{Ig match | n =9 | d=1957-03-27 | ci1=Lima | co=Peru | o=Colombia | sc='''1'''–0 | fr=4–1 | comp=1957 South American Championship}} {{Ig match | n =10 | d=1957-04-06 | | ci1=Lima | co=Peru | o=Argentina | sc='''2'''–1 | fr=2–1 | comp=1957 South American Championship}} {{Ig match | n =11 | d=1957-04-13 | | ci1=Lima | co=Peru | o=Brazil | sc='''1'''–0 | fr=1–1 | comp=1958 World Cup Qualifier}} |}
==Honours== === Player === '''Universitario de Deportes''' *Peruvian League: 1949<ref>{{Cite web|author=Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona|title=Campeón 1949 - Club Universitario de Deportes|url=https://www.daleucampeon.com/universitario_de_deportes1949.htm|website=daleucampeon.com|language=es|date=4 February 2025|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> *Peruvian League Top Scorer: 1950 (16 goals)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Juan Pablo Andrés, Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona and José Luis Pierrend|title=Peru - List of First Division Topscorers|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/perutops.html|website=RSSSF|date=16 December 2025|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
'''Peru''' *Copa del Pacífico: 1953, 1954
===Manager=== '''Peru amateur''' *Bolivarian Games: 1973<ref>{{Cite web|title=Perú Campeón Bolivariano en Panamá (1973)|trans-title=Peru Bolivarian Champion in Panama (1973)|url=https://arkivperu.com/peru-campeon-bolivariano-en-panama-1973/|website=Arkivperu|language=es|date=11 August 2009|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
'''Atlético Chalaco''' *Peruvian Segunda División: 1972<ref>{{Cite web|author=Cesar Silva|title=Peru - Second Level Winning Coaches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/peru2-winning-coaches.html|website=RSSSF|date=13 November 2012|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|58794}} * [http://www.conmebol.com/articulos_ver.jsp?id=58617&slangab=S Profile] at CONMEBOL * [http://www.arkivperu.com/terry.htm Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193855/http://www.arkivperu.com/terry.htm |date=March 3, 2016 }} at arkivperu.com
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