Diego Eduardo Virrueta Candia (born 7 March 1992), known simply as Diego Virrueta, is a
Peruvian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
winger or
striker
Striker or The Strikers may refer to:
People
*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant
*Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America
People wi ...
for
Cienciano in
Torneo Descentralizado.
Club career
Diego Virrueta was promoted to the
Cienciano first team in January 2009.
Manager
Julio César Uribe
Julio César Uribe Flores (born May 9, 1958 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He is the current manag ...
gave him his league debut in the
Torneo Descentralizado on 22 March 2009 away to
Sport Huancayo
Club Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Huancayo, Junín. The club play in the Peruvian Primera División since 2009, having gained promotion after winning the 2008 Copa Perú.
History
Founding
On Feb ...
.
He entered the match in the 46th minute for
Sergio Júnior but could not help his side avoid the 2–0 defeat.
He recorded his first win with Cienciano in his third league match coming off the bench once again in the 3–0 win over
Alianza Atlético
Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana is a Peruvian association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana, Piura region, Piura. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruvian Primera División in 198 ...
for Round 11.
Virrueta only managed three appearances in his debut season.
References
External links
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Virrueta, Diego
1992 births
Living people
Peruvian men's footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
Cienciano footballers
Men's association football wingers