Freddy Santos Ternero Corrales (March 26, 1962 – September 18, 2015) was a Peruvian

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player and football manager. Ternero was the Mayor of District of San Martín de Porres in Lima, Peru for the periods of 2007 - 2010 and 2011 - 2014.

Playing career

Club

During his playing career Ternero played for several clubs in Peru, most notably

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

Managerial career

Ternero started his coaching career as assistant to

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. When Markarián resigned, Ternero was given his first opportunity to work as a club manager. In 1994, he took over at

Cienciano Club Sportivo Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco, Peru that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. The club was founded in 1901 by a group of students of the ''Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco'' (National S ...

, helping the club to avoid relegation. In 1995, he also had a spell with

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 ...

. Ternero was given his first chance to manage the Peru national team between 1996 and 1998, where Peru missed the

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by goal differences to Chile, following the humiliating 0–4 away loss. After spells with

FBC Melgar Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded on 25 March 1915 by a group of football enthusiasts from A ...

and

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Ternero returned for a third spell as

manager in 2003. He led the club to the Copa Sudamericana 2003 championship and followed that with the

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in 2004. The first international titles ever won by a Peruvian club. These successes earned him a second opportunity to work as the Peru national coach. Under his guidance they were victors of the

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in 2005 with

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. Ternero left the post after Peru failed to qualify for another

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, the

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Personal life

Death

Ternero died in September 2015 from liver cancer.Freddy Ternero falleció a los 53 años víctima de cáncer al hígado
- La Prensa

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