Manuel Jesús Mayorga Paniccia (born 2 January 1943) is a Peruvian retired association football player and manager. Nicknamed ''El búfalo'', he played as a

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and played in the

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Club career

Playing as a midfielder since his youth, Mayorga's first major club accomplishment in the 1966 Torneo Descentralizado where his club,

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would reach second place and qualify for the

1967 Copa Libertadores The 1967 Copa Libertadores de América was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores, and which involved 20 club teams from South American nations. The tournament was divided into three rounds; the first group stage, the second group stage, an ...

. Around this period, he would meet with Brazilian World Cup player

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with both playing in the same club until Mayorga was transferred to KDT Nacional for the 1968 season. He later played for Defensor Arica in the 1969 and 1970 seasons until he was transferred to Alianza Lima where he would be part of the winning squad of the 1975 Torneo Descentralizado. In his first season within Alianza Lima, he would score 3 goals in 24 matches with the next year scoring 7 goals. The following year, he would score 2 goals and despite making less appearances for the 1974 season, Mayorga would score an extra-3 goals. During the 1974 and 1975 seasons, he would form an exceptional duo with Javier Castillo which made a significant contribution for the team to win the 1975 Torneo Descentralizado. His final season as a player would occur in 1976 as he would sign up and play for

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before retiring in the same year.

International career

During the 1972 season with Alianza Lima, the goals scored within would make him eligible to begin playing for

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. His debut would be against Bolivia on 11 June 1972 during the

. His last match would be on 27 July 1973 during the against

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Managerial career

Mayorga would serve as an interim manager for

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on April 1986 under retired footballer and president of the FPF,

Oswaldo Ramírez Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo (born March 28, 1947, in Lima, Callao) is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on the Peru national football team, which won t ...

. His only match would be a friendly match against

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at São Luís which would end in a 4-0 loss for Peru. In 1989, he would assume management of Deportivo AELU for the upcoming

1989 Torneo Descentralizado The 1989 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football was played by 42 teams in the format of Regional Tournaments. The national champion was Unión Huaral. Due to the 1989 Copa América, a minor tournament ( 1989 Torneo Plácido Ga ...

. In 1991, Mayorga would replace Miguel Company as manager of

where he would direct the team to reach runners-up of the 1991 Torneo Descentralizado and qualify for the

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.. Other clubs he would manage include

in 1990 and Alcides Vigo in 1994.

Career Statistics

International goals

References

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