Ricardo Zegarra
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jesús Zegarra Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Coronel Bolognesi | ||
| 1989–1992 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1993 | FBC Melgar | ||
| 1994 | Universitario | ||
| 1995 | Cienciano | 27 | (3) |
| 1996 | Sporting Cristal | 14 | (3) |
| 1997 | Alianza Atlético | 29 | (17) |
| 1998 | FBC Melgar | 16 | (4) |
| 1999 | Unión Minas | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | Deportivo Wanka | ||
| International career | |||
| 1989–1996 | Peru | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Jesús Zegarra Mendoza (born on 30 April 1966) is a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.
Club career
Arriving from Coronel Bolognesi, Ricardo Zegarra joined Defensor Lima in 1989 and won his first title, the Torneo Plácido Galindo, a tournament featuring first-division teams, created in honor of Plácido Galindo, a former player and football administrator.[2]
After a stint at Universitario de Deportes in 1994, he moved to Sporting Cristal in 1996 and won the Peruvian championship under Sergio Markarián.[3] He also played three matches in the 1996 Copa Libertadores, scoring twice.[4]
The following year, he joined Alianza Atlético, where he finished as the top scorer in the 1997 Peruvian championship with 17 goals.[5] He ended his career at Deportivo Wanka in 2000.
International career
Peruvian international Ricardo Zegarra made three appearances for the national team between 1989 and 1996.[1] He scored his only international goal, opening the scoring in a friendly match against Venezuela on 18 May 1989 (2–1 victory).[6]