Eduardo Malásquez
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Eduardo Malásquez, also known as the "Flaco" (born Lima
, October 13, 1957), is a former Peruvian
footballer. He belonged to the club Deportivo Municipal and played with the Peruvian national team. He currently is 53 years old and resides in Lima.
Wearing the shirt of the Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, made his debut in the first division. You could switch Hugo Sotil
and Germán Leguía
. In 1981, Municipal won the Regional tournament, and it was the runner-up in the Metropolitan tournament. These and other achievements led the team to classifying for the Copa Libertadores, playing with Franco Navarro
.
He signed with Universitario de Deportes in 1985. After playing for a year in Colombia, Eduardo rejoined Universitario for the 1987 season, the year they won the championship.
Malasquez later signed with Atlas of Mexico, the team where he would retire in 1991. Since then, he has been a trainer for several clubs in Peru since the early 2000s.
. He had an outstanding performance in the tour of the selected team to the European continent. Eduardo is often remembered together with Germán Leguía
, in the team created by the Brazilian coach Elba of Padua. The Uruguayan national football team were scored on by him with the "Marinera", an elegant play resulting the final score to be Uruguay 1 - 2 Peru.
He showed his talent in the Copa América 1983
, being one of the top scorers in the tournament. He also participated in the play-offs for the FIFA World Cup 1986, which Peru
did not qualify for.
In 1987, he suffered a serious leg injury that left him out of the Copa América 1987
, and in the long run, out of the Peruvian national team.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, October 13, 1957), is a former Peruvian
Peruvian people
Peru is a multiethnic country formed by the combination of different groups over five centuries, so people in Peru usually treat their nationality as a citizenship rather than an ethnicity. Amerindians inhabited Peruvian territory for several millennia before Spanish Conquest in the 16th century;...
footballer. He belonged to the club Deportivo Municipal and played with the Peruvian national team. He currently is 53 years old and resides in Lima.
Peruvian clubs
Hugo Sotil
Hugo Alejandro Sotil Yerén is a Peruvian former professional football player. Nicknamed El Cholo, he played as a striker or midfielder. Together with Teófilo Cubillas and Héctor Chumpitaz, he was one of Peru's most recognized football players of the 1970s...
and Germán Leguía
Germán Leguía
Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó A.K.A. "Cocoliche" is a retired professional football striker and midfielder from Peru...
. In 1981, Municipal won the Regional tournament, and it was the runner-up in the Metropolitan tournament. These and other achievements led the team to classifying for the Copa Libertadores, playing with Franco Navarro
Franco Navarro
Franco Enrique Navarro Monteiro is a former football striker and manager from Peru.-Career:Navarro played for Deportivo Municipal, Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, Independiente from Argentina and Grasshoppers from Switzerland among others...
.
He signed with Universitario de Deportes in 1985. After playing for a year in Colombia, Eduardo rejoined Universitario for the 1987 season, the year they won the championship.
International travels
In the early 1980s, he imigrated abroad, to play for Deportivo Independiente of Medellin, Colombia, where he scored the stand-out "malasqueña". He then decided to return to his native Peru for two years. However, Malasquez soon returned to Medellin for a year, but later played in Peru again with Universitario.Malasquez later signed with Atlas of Mexico, the team where he would retire in 1991. Since then, he has been a trainer for several clubs in Peru since the early 2000s.
National team
At the age of 24, he was a member of the Peruvian national team which qualified for the FIFA World Cup 1982 in SpainSpain
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. He had an outstanding performance in the tour of the selected team to the European continent. Eduardo is often remembered together with Germán Leguía
Germán Leguía
Germán Carlos Leguía Dragó A.K.A. "Cocoliche" is a retired professional football striker and midfielder from Peru...
, in the team created by the Brazilian coach Elba of Padua. The Uruguayan national football team were scored on by him with the "Marinera", an elegant play resulting the final score to be Uruguay 1 - 2 Peru.
He showed his talent in the Copa América 1983
Copa América 1983
The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay got a bye into the semifinals.-First round:...
, being one of the top scorers in the tournament. He also participated in the play-offs for the FIFA World Cup 1986, which Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
did not qualify for.
In 1987, he suffered a serious leg injury that left him out of the Copa América 1987
Copa América 1987
The 1987 Copa América was 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament between June 27 to July 12, 1987...
, and in the long run, out of the Peruvian national team.