Carlos Zegarra (footballer)

Carlos Zegarra
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Zegarra Zamora
Date of birth (1977-03-02) March 2, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Youth career
Academia Cantolao
Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Sporting Cristal 47 (0)
2000–2002 Alianza Atlético 78 (26)
2002–2006 Sporting Cristal 143 (32)
2006 PAOK 5 (1)
2007 Alianza Lima 20 (2)
2008–2009 Juan Aurich 62 (12)
2010–2012 León de Huánuco 87 (21)
2013 Sport Huancayo 3 (0)
2013 Melgar 11 (1)
2014 San Simón 20 (2)
2015 Willy Serrato 9 (0)
Total 485 (97)
International career‡
2003–2012 Peru 24 (1)
Managerial career
2017 Sporting Cristal (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 April 2013

Carlos Alberto Zegarra Zamora (born 2 March 1977, in Lima) is a retired Peruvian footballer. He gained 24 caps for Peru; his older brother Pablo also played for the national team.

Club career

Zegarra started his youth career in the famous Academia Cantolao[1]

He had played in several Peruvian clubs including Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal.

International career

Zegarra has made 24 appearances for the Peru national football team.[2]

He returned to the Peru national team after a six-year absence on 23 May 2012 in a friendly match at home against Nigeria, at the age of 35.[3] Sergio Markarián substituted him in the match for Antonio Gonzales in the 72nd minute to secure the 1–0 win for Peru.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Famous Players". Cantolao.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  3. ^ a b "Match:Peru 1-0 Nigeria". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 June 2012.


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