Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a striker.

Máximo Mosquera
Personal information
Full name Máximo Mosquera Zegarra
Date of birth (1928-01-08)8 January 1928
Place of birth Chincha Alta, Peru
Date of death 27 July 2016(2016-07-27) (aged 88)
Position(s) 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Cali, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Atlético Baleares and Cádiz.[1] He won the Peruvian Primera División with Deportivo Municipal (1943), Alianza Lima (1952, 1954, 1955), and Sporting Cristal (1956).[2] In the 1955 season he was the top scorer in the league, with 11 goals.[2]

He was a member of the Peruvian national team between 1947 and 1957.[1]

Later life and death

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He later worked as a radio commentator, and died on 27 July 2016.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Máximo 'Vides' Mosquera falleció: ídolo de Municipal dejó de existir" (in Spanish). Trome. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.