Roberto Mosquera

Roberto Orlando Mosquera Vera (born 21 June 1956) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Sporting Cristal.

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

Club career

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 Tobacco, 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 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 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

Player Sporting Cristal Torneo Descentralizado: 1979, 1980

San Agustín Torneo Descentralizado: 1986

Assistant Manager Sporting Cristal Torneo Descentralizado: 1996

Manager Sporting Cristal Peruvian Primera División: 2012, 2020 Copa Bicentenario: 2021 Torneo Apertura: 2021 Torneo Clausura runner-up: 2020

Juan Aurich Peruvian Primera División runner-up: 2014 Torneo Apertura: 2014

Deportivo Binacional Peruvian Primera División: 2019