 During his playing days, from 1979 to 1989, he earned 39 caps and scored 9 goals for the Peruvian national team and played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.In 2007, he was appointed as Peru's coach, his second stint in charge as he was also the coach from 2000 to 2001.Previous to being head coach of Peru's national team, he was team coach of Cienciano del Cuzco.