Alfredo Tomasini (24 June 1964 – 8 December 1987) was a
Peru
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vian football player.
Nicknamed ''el Tanque Blanco'', Tomasini was a forward for the club
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...
between 1985 and 1986 and
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...
, until 1987 when he died in an airplane crash known as the
1987 Alianza Lima air disaster
The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster occurred on 8 December 1987, when a Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M chartered by Peruvian association football, football club Alianza Lima crashed into the Pacific Ocean seven miles from Jorge Chávez Internationa ...
. He survived the initial crash but due to a broken leg was not able to stay afloat. His body was never recovered.
Tomasini was also an expert swimmer graduated from the British
Markham College
Markham College is an international school in Lima, Peru. Founded by British immigrants, Markham promotes a mixture of British and Peruvian education. Markham is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingual, secular, day school of approx ...
.
Markham: 60 años
- Caretas
References
1964 births
1987 deaths
Peruvian people of Italian descent
Peruvian men's footballers
Sporting Cristal footballers
Club Alianza Lima footballers
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Peru
Men's association football forwards
Footballers killed in the 1987 Alianza Lima plane crash
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