Roberto Orlando Mosquera Vera (born 21 June 1956) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Orlando Mosquera Vera | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibagué, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1974 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1981 | Talleres Córdoba | ||
| 1982–1984 | Deportivo Cali | 109 | (11) |
| 1985 | Once Caldas | 15 | (2) |
| 1986 | San Agustín | ||
| 1987 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 5 | (1) |
| 1988 | Aucas | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Peru | 16 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995 | Unión Huaral | ||
| 1996–1997 | Sporting Cristal (assistant) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Alcides Vigo | ||
| 2000 | Deportivo Wanka | ||
| 2001 | Unión Minas | ||
| 2002 | Deportivo Wanka | ||
| 2002–2004 | Coronel Bolognesi | ||
| 2004–2005 | Melgar | ||
| 2006 | Sport Boys | ||
| 2007 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 2008–2009 | Coronel Bolognesi | ||
| 2010 | Sport Ancash | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sport Huancayo | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2013–2015 | Juan Aurich | ||
| 2016 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2017 | Wilstermann | ||
| 2018–2019 | Royal Pari | ||
| 2019–2020 | Deportivo Binacional | ||
| 2020–2022 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 2023 | Royal Pari | ||
| 2023–2024 | Universidad César Vallejo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mosquera played for the Peru national team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Club career
editMosquera was forged in the minor divisions of Sporting Cristal, influenced by two relatives who played in the club: his father, Roberto Mosquera Sr. who played for Sporting Tobaco, and his uncle Máximo Mosquera, Cristal champion in 1956. He debuted in 1974 and played 3 games that year. Mosquera was consolidated as a starter the following years and was part of the powerful team that won the Bicampeonato in 1979 and 1980.
Then he migrated to Argentina where he played for Talleres de Córdoba. He later played for clubs in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru's Deportivo San Augustine, with whom he won the 1986 championship.
International career
editMosquera played for the Peruvian National Team in 16 games where scored 4 goals. He was also part of the team who participated in the World Cup 1978 and the Copa America 1979.
Managerial career
editHis first coaching experience was at Unión Huaral, leading the team in the 1995 regular season. The following year he joined Sporting Cristal where he managed a few games as interim coach. He was assistant to Sergio Markarián in the direction of Cristal for two years, winning the Campeonato Descentralizado in 1996 and finishing as runner-up in the 1997 Copa Libertadores.
The following years he led a series of provincial teams in Peru, said its passage by Coronel Bolognesi between 2002 and 2004 which were their best seasons in which they qualified for their first international cup competition. He has also managed teams in Bolivia since 2017, starting with Jorge Wilstermann from the city of Cochabamba and Royal Pari the following year.
Honours
editPlayer
editAssistant Manager
editManager
edit- Peruvian Primera División: 2012, 2020
- Copa Bicentenario: 2021
- Torneo Apertura: 2021
- Torneo Clausura runner-up: 2020
- Peruvian Primera División runner-up: 2014
- Torneo Apertura: 2014
References
editExternal links
edit- Roberto Mosquera at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberto Mosquera at rsssf.com
- Roberto Mosquera – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Roberto Mosquera at Soccerway