Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian

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who played as a

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Career

Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...

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, Alianza Lima,

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

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and

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. He won the

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with Deportivo Municipal (1943), Alianza Lima (1952, 1954, 1955), and Sporting Cristal (1956). In the 1955 season he was the top scorer in the league, with 11 goals. He was a member of the Peruvian national team between 1947 and 1957.

Later life and death

He later worked as a radio commentator, and died on 27 July 2016.

References

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