Elvio Porcel de Peralta

Career Porcel de Peralta was born on 12 July 1938 in Villa María, Argentina. He had wished to study medicine, but gave up that goal when he received an offer at age 16 to join Club Atlético Tigre, of the Primera División, in 1954.

Porcel de Peralta was praised for what was noted to be his "strength, grit, temperament and pride" with the Wanderers. He "ran the entire field" chasing after Rodríguez Vega, who escaped. As a result, Porcel de Peralta received a lifetime ban from the sport by the Asociación Central de Fútbol (ACF). He made several appeals in court and ultimately won a million-dollar settlement, although he never played professionally again.

Later life and death Porcel de Peralta settled in Villa Alemana in Chile after his playing career. He owned a restaurant by the name "Donde Porcel". He was married and had three children. Porcel de Peralta died on 9 April 2000 in Talca, of cardiac arrest, at the age of 61.

Honours Santiago Wanderers Chilean Primera División: 1968