Antonio Serrano Dávila (born 14 March 1979) is a

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who plays as a centre forward for

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in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Club career

Serrano started his career playing for Deportivo San Agustín in the 1996 Descentralizado season under manager Oscar Hamada. However San Agustín finished in last place at the end of the season and was relegated to the Segunda División Peruana (Second Division). He then played in the 1997 Segunda División season, but his club was further relegated at the end of the year. The next season, he played for

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side Deportivo UPAO. In his second season there, Serrano helped the club reach promotion to the top-flight by winning the 1999 Copa Perú title. From 2000–2001 he had his first experience abroad playing for El Salvador club

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. He returned to Peru in 2002 to play for

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first under manager

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and later with

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. Serrano had one of his best seasons with the ''Chalacos'' as he managed to score 18 goals for them in the 2002 Descentralizado. In January 2003 Serrano joined

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. In March 2007, Serrano joined

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. He made 4 appearances in total and scored 2 goals, both against

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on 6 April 2007. He left Xiangxue Sun Hei after the

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ended in May.

International career

Serrano was called up by manager

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for his debut match with the

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on 23 February 2003. His debut match was a friendly against

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and finished in a 5-1 win for his side, with Serrano scoring the winning goal in the 19th minute.

Honours

Club

; Deportivo UPAO *

: 1999 ;

* Torneo Descentralizado: 2003

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serrano, Antonio 1979 births Living people People from San Martín Region Association football forwards Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers Peruvian Primera División players C.D. FAS footballers Sport Boys footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Atlético Universidad footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players FBC Melgar footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Sun Hei SC players Juan Aurich footballers Ayacucho FC footballers Sport Áncash footballers Total Chalaco footballers Real Garcilaso footballers Cobresol FBC footballers Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in El Salvador Expatriate footballers in China