Carlos Oliva

Carlos Oliva Sosa (born 2 February 1948) is a Peruvian professional footballer who played as midfielder.

Playing career Club career Nicknamed Puchito Oliva, he is one of the emblematic figures of Defensor Lima, where he first played between 1964 and 1969, and then again from 1975 to 1978. Playing alongside Carlos Urrunaga and Juan José Ávalos in attack at the latter club, this famous trio was dubbed Los Carasucias de Breña (The Dirty faces of Breña) by the Peruvian press. After a stint with Deportivo Municipal, he finished his career at Deportivo Junín in 1980, where he served as player-manager in 1979. However, he was not selected for the squad that participated in the World Cup.