Alfredo Mosquera

Alfredo Mosquera
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alfredo Mosquera Zegarra
Date of birth 15 February 1924[1]
Place of birth Chincha Alta, Peru
Date of death 10 June 2001(2001-06-10) (aged 77)[2]
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943 Ciclista Lima
1944 Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín
1945–1948 Sporting Tabaco
1949–1952 Millonarios F.C. ? (24[1])
1953–1955 Atlético Nacional
1956–1957 Deportes Tolima
1958 Sporting Cristal
1959 Porvenir Miraflores
International career
1949 Peru 7 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alfredo Mosquera Zegarra (15 February 1924 – 10 June 2001) was a Peruvian footballer. He is the father of Roberto Mosquera, also a footballer.[2]

Biography

Club career

Playing as a striker, Alfredo Mosquera made a name for himself in Colombia with Millonarios F.C., where he played between 1949 and 1952 alongside Alfredo Di Stefano and Adolfo Pedernera.[2] He won the Colombian championship three times there, in 1949, 1951, and 1952.[1] After leaving Millonarios, he joined Atlético Nacional and won the championship in 1954.[3]

After a final stint in Colombia with Deportes Tolima between 1956 and 1957, he returned permanently to Peru in 1958 to play for Sporting Cristal.

International career

Called up to the Peruvian national team in 1949, Mosquera played in the 1949 South American Championship in Brazil. He played 7 matches[4] and scored 3 goals.

Honours

Millonarios F.C.

Atlético Nacional

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mundo MILLOS en X: Natalicio". Twitter (in Spanish). 15 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Elkin Sotelo (8 July 2014). "Roberto Mosquera: "Alfredo Di Stéfano me cargaba de bebé"" [Roberto Mosquera: "Alfredo Di Stéfano used to carry me around as a baby"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Tobías Carvajal Crespo (24 June 2022). "Atlético Nacional 1954". Cápsulas (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 February 2026.