Sixto Raimundo "Mumo" Peralta Salso (born 16 April 1979, in

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) is an Argentine retired

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who last played as a

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for Chilean club

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Club career

He made his professional debut against

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, 23 August 1996. He is a declared supporter of Patagonian-based club

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, where he took his first steps as a professional footballer, and where his father is president. Peralta spent a successful season at

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in 2001–02, playing 22 matches during Ipswich's second season in the English

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. However, the club was relegated, and Peralta's loan was not made permanent. He then moved to Mexico and back to his native Argentina before joining

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, arriving just in time to be part of the club's first championship season in 2007–2008. He later joined Chilean side Universidad Católica and continued his tour of Chile, signing for

. On 2 March 2014, Peralta scored a last-gasp equaliser in a 2–2 draw with

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played at

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. Audax Italiano went ahead when

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scored in added time, but Peralta sparked mad scenes when he scored a dramatic last minute equaliser. Peralta described the goal as "one of the greatest moments of my career" in a post-match interview.

International career

He was part of the squad of Argentina Under-20 team at

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Honours

Player

;UANL *

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;CFR Cluj *

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: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 *

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: 2008, 2009, 2010 *

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: 2009 ;Universidad de Concepción * Chilean Cup:

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References

External links

Argentine Primera statisticsarchivio.inter.it bio at InternazionalePlayer profile at River Plate's official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peralta, Sixto 1979 births Living people People from Comodoro Rivadavia Footballers from Chubut Province Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Inter Milan players Torino FC players Ipswich Town F.C. players Santos Laguna footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Men's association football midfielders Premier League players Tigres UANL footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers CFR Cluj players Liga I players Serie B players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England