Adelfo Magallanes Campos (29 August 1910 – 16 January 1988) was a

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. He was part of the first golden era of the

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Playing career

Club

Born in Cañete, Magallanes developed his footballing skills as part of

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, and became an important part of the famed ''Rodillo Negro'' era of the club. Nicknamed ''El Bólido'', he played in the interior right and became the replacement of

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in the ''Rodillo Negro''.

International

His skill did not go unnoticed, and was soon called up to participate in the

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held in Berlin. He earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 4 goals.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, he became Alianza Lima's coach in two periods (1946–52 and 1954–56), and in-between those periods he went to manage in

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. He is the coach with which Alianza Lima has won the most titles (four: 1948, 1952, 1954, and 1955). Adelfo Magallanes died in 1988 at the age of 77. Temporadas en Alianza Lima: 1930-44 (77 partidos, 16 goles). Títulos: Tres en Primera (1931,32,33) y uno en segunda división (1939).

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