Manuel Angel Tejada Medina (born 12 January 1989 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, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

) is a

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who plays for Atlético Grau, as a

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Club career

Manuel Tejada came from Sporting Cristal's youth divisions. He was promoted to the First Team squad for the start of the 2008 season. On 20 February 2008, manager

Juan Carlos Oblitas Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba (16 February 1951 in Mollendo, Arequipa) is a retired Peruvian footballer, who is a football manager, who is nicknamed ''El Ciego'' ("The Blind One"). Oblitas was an extraordinary outside left wing forward at the natio ...

gave Tejada his Torneo Descentralizado debut with Sporting Cristal by entering in 67th minute in the 1–0 win away to Universidad Cesar Vallejo. In 2009, he transferred to C.D. Universidad César Vallejo.

Honours

Club

; Universidad San Martín *

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when ...

: 2010

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