Roberto Orlando Mosquera Vera (born 21 June 1956) is a

Peruvian Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian p ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

and former player who played as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

. He is the current manager of

Universidad César Vallejo Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

. Mosquera played for the Peru national team in the

1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by t ...

.1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina
/ref>

Club career

Mosquera was forged in the minor divisions of

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...

, influenced by two relatives who played in the club: his father, Roberto Mosquera Sr. who played for Sporting Tobaco, and his uncle

Máximo Mosquera Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Cali, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Atlético B ...

, Cristal champion in 1956. He debuted in 1974 and played 3 games that year. Mosquera was consolidated as a starter the following years and was part of the powerful team that won the Bicampeonato in 1979 and 1980. Then he migrated to Argentina where he played for

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; (lit. Workshops Athletic Club) mostly known simply as Talleres (lit. Workshops) or Talleres de Córdoba ) (Córdoba Workshops) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba. The institution is mostly known f ...

. He later played for clubs in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru's Deportivo San Augustine, with whom he won the 1986 championship.

International career

Mosquera played for the Peruvian National Team in 16 games where scored 4 goals. He was also part of the team who participated in the World Cup 1978 and the Copa America 1979.

Managerial career

His first coaching experience was at

Unión Huaral Club Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and plays in Peru's Segunda División. History The club was the 1976 and 1989 Peruvian Primera División champion. They were the first club to tak ...

, leading the team in the 1995 regular season. The following year he joined

where he managed a few games as interim coach. He was assistant to

Sergio Markarian Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

in the direction of Cristal for two years, winning the Campeonato Descentralizado in 1996 and finishing as runner-up in the

1997 Copa Libertadores The 1997 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Cruzeiro of Brazil, after defeating Sporting Cristal of Peru in the final. This was Cruzeiro's second title, their first being the 1976 edition. Cruzeiro's 1997 championship is the only time any ...

. The following years he led a series of provincial teams in Peru, said its passage by

Coronel Bolognesi Coronel Bolognesi Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. Originally founded on 18 October 1929, It was named after Francisco Bolognesi. Years later, a second branch of the club called Club Sport Bolito, was founded ...

between 2002 and 2004 which were their best seasons in which they qualified for their first international cup competition. He has also managed teams in Bolivia since 2017, starting with Jorge Wilstermann from the city of

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 63 ...

and Royal Pari the following year.

Honours

Player

;

* Torneo Descentralizado:

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

; San Agustín * Torneo Descentralizado:

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

Assistant Manager

;

* Torneo Descentralizado:

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

Manager

;

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 ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

Copa Bicentenario The Copa Bicentenario is a football competition in Peru played by the Association football, football clubs of the Peruvian Primera División, Liga 1 and Peruvian Segunda División, Liga 2. It was founded in 2019 by the Peruvian Football Federation ...

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

* Torneo Apertura:

* Torneo Clausura runner-up:

;

Juan Aurich Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football club based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005; they play in the Torneo Descentral ...

runner-up:

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

* Torneo Apertura:

; Deportivo Binacional *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

References

External links

*
Roberto Mosquera
at rsssf.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosquera, Roberto 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Tolima Department Sportspeople of Peruvian descent Men's association football forwards Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Sporting Cristal footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Once Caldas footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers S.D. Aucas footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Peruvian football managers Sporting Cristal managers Coronel Bolognesi managers FBC Melgar managers Sport Boys managers Deportivo Municipal managers Juan Aurich managers Club Alianza Lima managers Peruvian Primera División managers Deportivo Binacional FC managers Royal Pari F.C. managers Sport Áncash managers Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo managers