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 Baleares and Cádiz. He won the Peruvian Primera División 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

1928 births

2016 deaths

Peruvian men's footballers

Peru men's international footballers

Categoría Primera A players

Peruvian Primera División players

Segunda División players

Deportivo Municipal footballers

Deportivo Cali footballers

Club Alianza Lima footballers

Sporting Cristal footballers

CD Atlético Baleares footballers

Cádiz CF players

Men's association football forwards

Peruvian expatriate men's footballers

Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia

Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia

Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain