Ricardo Zegarra

Ricardo Zegarra
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jesús Zegarra Mendoza
Date of birth (1966-04-30) 30 April 1966
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Coronel Bolognesi
1989–1992 Defensor Lima
1993 FBC Melgar
1994 Universitario
1995 Cienciano 27 (3)
1996 Sporting Cristal 14 (3)
1997 Alianza Atlético 29 (17)
1998 FBC Melgar 16 (4)
1999 Unión Minas 10 (0)
2000 Deportivo Wanka
International career
1989–1996 Peru 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Jesús Zegarra Mendoza (born on 30 April 1966) is a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward.

Playing career

Club career

Arriving from Coronel Bolognesi, Ricardo Zegarra joined Defensor Lima in 1989 and won his first title, the Torneo Plácido Galindo, a tournament featuring first-division teams, created in honor of Plácido Galindo, a former player and football administrator.[2]

After a stint at Universitario de Deportes in 1994, he moved to Sporting Cristal in 1996 and won the Peruvian championship under Sergio Markarián.[3] He also played three matches in the 1996 Copa Libertadores, scoring twice.[4]

The following year, he joined Alianza Atlético, where he finished as the top scorer in the 1997 Peruvian championship with 17 goals.[5] He ended his career at Deportivo Wanka in 2000.

International career

Peruvian international Ricardo Zegarra made three appearances for the national team between 1989 and 1996.[1] He scored his only international goal, opening the scoring in a friendly match against Venezuela on 18 May 1989 (2–1 victory).[6]

Honours

Defensor Lima

Sporting Cristal

Alianza Atlético

  • Torneo Descentralizado Top scorer: 1997 (17 goals)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Ricardo Zegarra at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b Roberto Gando (30 September 2014). "Defensor Lima 1989: De rompe y grana" [Defensor Lima 1989: In full swing]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Campaña Sporting Cristal – 1996" [Sporting Cristal Season - 1996]. gloriosoceleste.com (in Spanish). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Ricardo Zegarra". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b Juan Pablo Andrés, Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona and José Luis Pierrend (16 December 2025). "Peru - List of First Division Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Peru v Venezuela, 18 May 1989". 11v11. Retrieved 26 December 2025.