{{short description|Peruvian footballer and manager (born 1960)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{family name hatnote|Arrelucea|Ayzanoa|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Roberto Arrelucea | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Roberto Arrelucea Ayzanoa | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|2|5}} | birth_place = Lima, Peru | death_date = | death_place = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1= ?–1979 | clubs1= Alfonso Ugarte (Puno) | caps1= | goals1= | years2= 1980–1981 | clubs2= Alianza Lima | caps2= | goals2= | years3= 1981–? | clubs3= Deportivo Junín | caps3= | goals3= | years4= ?–1985 | clubs4= CNI | caps4= | goals4= | years5= 1986–1989 | clubs5= Sporting Cristal | caps5= | goals5= | years6= 1990 | clubs6= Sport Boys | caps6= | goals6= | years7= 1991 | clubs7= San Agustín | caps7= | goals7= | years8= 1992 | clubs8= Unión Huaral | caps8= | goals8= | years9= 1992 | clubs9= Ovación Sipesa | caps9= | goals9= | years10= 1993 | clubs10= Deportivo Municipal | caps10= | goals10= | nationalyears1= 1980–1987 | nationalteam1= Peru Olympic | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1= | manageryears1= 1996–1997 | managerclubs1= Deportivo Pesquero | manageryears2= 1997 | managerclubs2= Universitario (Puno) | manageryears3= 1998 | managerclubs3= Juan Aurich | manageryears4= 1999 | managerclubs4= Unión Minas | manageryears5= 2000 | managerclubs5= Juan Aurich | manageryears6= 2004–2005 | managerclubs6= Atlético Universidad | manageryears7= 2005 | managerclubs7= Deportivo Municipal | manageryears8= 2005–2006 | managerclubs8= Unión Huaral | manageryears9= 2006–2007 | managerclubs9= Total Clean | manageryears10= 2007–2008 | managerclubs10= U. César Vallejo | manageryears11= 2009 | managerclubs11= Carlos A. Mannucci | manageryears12= 2010 | managerclubs12= Real Garcilaso | manageryears13= 2011 | managerclubs13= Alianza Atlético | manageryears14= 2012 | managerclubs14= Deportivo Coopsol | manageryears15= 2012 | managerclubs15= Juventud Bellavista | manageryears16= 2013 | managerclubs16= Carlos A. Mannucci | manageryears17= 2013 | managerclubs17= U. Señor de Sipán | manageryears18= 2014–2015 | managerclubs18= Deportivo Coopsol | manageryears19= 2016 | managerclubs19= Estudiantil CNI | manageryears20= 2017 | managerclubs20= Alfonso Ugarte (Puno) | manageryears21= 2017 | managerclubs21= José Gálvez FBC | manageryears22= 2018–2019 | managerclubs22= Academia Sipesa | manageryears23= 2020 | managerclubs23= Santos de Nasca | manageryears24= 2022–2023 | managerclubs24= Ecosem Santos | manageryears25= 2023 | managerclubs25= ADA (Jaén) | manageryears26= 2024 | managerclubs26= Sociedad Tiro 28 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Roberto Arrelucea Ayzanoa''' (born on 5 February 1960) is a Peruvian football manager and former player.
== Playing career == Nicknamed ''Maharajá'' (the maharajah),<ref name="Todo Sport">{{Cite web|author=Gabriel Ángeles|title=Roberto Arrelucea: «Pizarro debió ir al Mundial»|trans-title=Roberto Arrelucea: "Pizarro should have gone to the World Cup"|url=https://todosport.pe/roberto-arrelucea-pizarro-debio-ir-al-mundial/|website=Todo Sport|language=es|date=11 July 2020|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref> Roberto Arrelucea played as a defender and distinguished himself at Sporting Cristal, winning the Peruvian championship with them in 1988.<ref name=gloriosoceleste>{{Cite web|title=Campaña Sporting Cristal - 1988|trans-title=1988 Sporting Cristal season|url=https://www.gloriosoceleste.com/2019/07/30/campana-sporting-cristal-1988/|website=gloriosoceleste.com|language=es|date=30 July 2019|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref>
Although he was never called up to the Peruvian national team, he played with the Olympic team in two editions of the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 1980<ref>{{Cite web|author=|title=Selección Peruana: el único equipo que goleó a Brasil|trans-title=Peruvian National Team: the only team that has thrashed Brazil|url=https://depor.com/futbol-peruano/seleccion-peruana/seleccion-peruana-unico-equipo-goleo-brasil-1319/|website=Depor|language=es|date=12 November 2016|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref> and 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peru v Brazil, 26 April 1987|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/peru-v-brazil-26-april-1987-240389/|website=11v11|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref>
== Managerial career == Having become a coach, Roberto Arrelucea had his first experience in 1996 on the bench of Deportivo Pesquero, where he had the opportunity to coach Claudio Pizarro, who was making his debut as a professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Raúl Behr|title=Con P de Pizarro, con P de Pesquero|trans-title=With P for Pizarro, with P for Fishing|url=https://dechalaca.com/informes/curiosidades/con-p-de-pizarro-con-p-de-pesquero/|website=De Chalaca|language=es|date=30 March 2012|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref> In the 2000s, he began his trophy haul by winning the Copa Perú in 2006 at the helm of Total Clean,<ref name="RSSSF1">{{Cite web|author=Cesar Silva|title=Peru - Copa Peru Winning Coaches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/copaperu-winning-coaches.html|website=RSSSF|date=17 January 2023|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref> and then became second division champion the following year with Universidad César Vallejo.<ref name="RSSSF2">{{Cite web|author=Cesar Silva|title=Peru – Second Level Winning Coaches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/peru2-winning-coaches.html|website=RSSSF|date=16 February 2023|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref>
In 2011, he took charge of Alianza Atlético in the first division but was unable to save the club from relegation.<ref name="Todo Sport" /> This was his last experience as a coach in the elite.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Aldo Ramírez|title=Roberto Arrelucea a Estudiantil CNI: Quiere decir jajá|trans-title=Roberto Arrelucea to Estudiantil CNI: He means haha|url=https://dechalaca.com/copa-per%C3%BA/etapa-nacional-informes-2016/roberto-arrelucea-a-estudiantil-cni-quiere-decir-jaj%C3%A1|website=De Chalaca|language=es|date=15 September 2016|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref> Between 2012 and 2015, he managed Deportivo Coopsol on two separate occasions, with whom he became second division runner-up in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Paul Arrese|title=Coopsol: Lucha constante|trans-title=Coopsol: Constant struggle|url=https://dechalaca.com/anuarios/resumen-2014-segunda-division/coopsol-lucha-constante|website=De Chalaca|language=es|date=15 December 2014|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref>
Arrelucea wins his second Copa Perú as manager of ADA of Jaen in 2023.<ref name="Fútbolperuano.com">{{Cite web|author=Stewart Luya|title=Roberto Arrelucea conquistó su segunda Copa Perú|trans-title=Roberto Arrelucea won his second Copa Perú|url=https://www.futbolperuano.com/copa-peru/noticias/roberto-arrelucea-conquisto-su-segunda-copa-peru-437020|website=Fútbolperuano.com|language=es|date=26 November 2023|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref>
== Honours == === Player === '''Sporting Cristal''' *Torneo Descentralizado: 1988<ref name="gloriosoceleste" />
'''Deportivo Municipal''' *Torneo Intermedio: 1993<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roberto Arrelucea|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ROBERTO-ARRELUCEA-62859.html|website=BDFA|language=es|access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref>
=== Manager === '''Total Clean''' *Copa Perú: 2006<ref name="RSSSF1" />
'''Universidad César Vallejo''' *Peruvian Segunda División: 2007<ref name="RSSSF2" />
'''ADA (Jaén)''' *Copa Perú: 2023<ref name="Fútbolperuano.com" />
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *{{WorldFootball|roberto-arrelucea|new_id=pe263274}}
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