Máximo Mosquera
Peruvian footballer (1928-2016)
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Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Máximo Mosquera Zegarra | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Chincha Alta, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 2016 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1948 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1949–1950 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 1951–1955 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1956–1958 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1959–1960 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1961–1962 | Atlético Baleares | 20 | (10) |
| 1962–1963 | Cádiz | 17 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1957 | Peru | 31 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
Club career
Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Cali, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Atlético Baleares and Cádiz.[2] He won the Peruvian Primera División with Deportivo Municipal (1943), Alianza Lima (1952, 1954, 1955), and Sporting Cristal (1956).[3] In the 1955 season he was the top scorer in the league, with 11 goals.[3]
International career
Mosquera was a member of the Peruvian national team between 1947 and 1957.[2] He has 31 appearances and 7 goals for the national team.[4]
Later life and death
Mosquera had a brief coaching experience at Porvenir Miraflores in 1969, before becoming a sports commentator on a Peruvian radio station: Radio Ovación.[5] He's died on 27 July 2016.[3]
Honours
Deportivo Municipal
Alianza Lima
- Peruvian Primera División (3): 1952, 1954, 1955[6]
Sporting Cristal
Individual
