Vicente Villanueva (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Vicente Villanueva Zegarra | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 24 March 2014 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sucre FBC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941 | Ciclista Lima | ||
| 1942 | Alfonso Ugarte (Chiclín) | ||
| 1943–1945 | Ciclista Lima | ||
| 1945–1955 | Sporting Tabaco | ||
| 1956–1957 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1958 | Defensor Arica | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Vicente Villanueva Zegarra (10 June 1924 – 24 March 2014) is a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.
Trained at Sucre FBC, Vicente Villanueva played for Ciclista Lima in the early 1940s after a brief stint with Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín (northern Peru) in 1942.[1]
In 1945, he joined Sporting Tabaco, where he made a name for himself by finishing as the top scorer in the Peruvian championship in 1954 (14 goals).[2] The following year, he witnessed Sporting Tabaco's transition to Sporting Cristal and, on 24 June 1956, became the club's first goalscorer, opening the scoring with a header in Sporting Cristal's 2–1 friendly victory over Sport Boys.[1] He also won the league title in 1956 with his new club.
In 1958, he finished his career with Defensor Arica in the second division.[1]