Marko Gustavo Ciurlizza Rodríguez (born February 22, 1978 in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

) is a

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who played as a

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Club career

Marko Ciurlizza started his career playing in soccer at the club Universitario de Deportes. Later he left Universitario and in 2002 joined

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

. He also had spells with

Sport Boys Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as Sport Boys or simply Boys, is a Peruvian football club based in the port city of Callao. It was founded on 28 July 1927. Its classic and historic rival is the Atlético Chalaco against whom dispute ...

and

Cobresol Cobresol FBC was a Peruvian football club based in the city of Moquegua, Peru. Founded in 2008, the club gained promotion from the Segunda División Peruana after winning the 2010 championship, moving to the Torneo Descentralizado in 2011, be ...

International career

Ciurlizza has made 34 appearances for the

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. He also went to

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2004 part of the squad of Peru. Selected for the 1997 Copa América, he did not play and debuted in the national team on June 29, 1999 at the 1999 Copa América match against

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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* 1978 births Living people Footballers from Lima Association football midfielders Peruvian footballers Peruvian expatriate footballers Peru international footballers 1997 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sport Boys footballers Cobresol FBC footballers Peruvian Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Brazil Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub