Roberto Mosquera

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Roberto Mosquera
Personal information
Full name Roberto Orlando Mosquera Vera
Date of birth (1956-06-21) 21 June 1956 (age 68)
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

Roberto Orlando Mosquera Vera (born 21 June 1956) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Mosquera played for the Peru national team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Club career

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Mosquera 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

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Mosquera 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

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His 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

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Player

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Sporting Cristal
San Agustín

Assistant Manager

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Sporting Cristal

Manager

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Sporting Cristal
Juan Aurich
Deportivo Binacional

References

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