Dimas Zegarra
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimas Darío Zegarra Castillo | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 20 July 2023 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Lima (Peru) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1950 | Sporting Tabaco | ||
| 1951 | Unión Callao | ||
| 1952–1966 | Universitario | 238 | (0) |
| 1967–? | Porvenir Miraflores | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1970 | Peru | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dimas Darío Zegarra Castillo (19 December 1932 – 20 July 2023) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as goalkeeper.
Club career
Nicknamed Superman for his agility in goal, this great goalkeeper made a name for himself at Universitario de Deportes, where he played for 14 years, from 1952 to 1966.[1] With 238 appearances for Universitario, Dimas Zegarra won the league title three times (1959, 1960, and 1964),[1] in addition to playing 12 Copa Libertadores matches in 1961, 1965, and 1966.[2]
In 1967, he signed with Porvenir Miraflores, a newly promoted second-division club. This was his last known club.
International career
With 14 appearances for the Peruvian national team between 1956 and 1970 (29 goals conceded),[3] Dimas Zegarra notably played in the 1956 South American Championship in Uruguay where he was the starting goalkeeper for Peru (five matches played).
Death
Dimas Zegarra died on 20 July 2023 at the age of 90.[4]
