Academia Deportiva Cantolao is a 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....

vian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club, based in the city of Callao

Callao

Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...

, 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....

. However, the club is mostly known for its youth academy. Their football academy is one of the most popular in Peru. Academia Cantolao has educated many players who have gone on to play in the Peruvian First Division and abroad. Probably their most recognized graduate is Werder Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro

Claudio Pizarro

Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga...

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Club

In the 1982 Copa Perú, the club classified to the Final Stage, but was eliminated by Atlético Grau

Atlético Grau

Club Atlético Grau is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Piura, Peru.The club were founded 1919 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...

 and Atlético Torino

Atlético Torino

Club Atlético Torino is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Talara.The club were founded 1946 and play in the Peruvian Segunda División which is the second division of the Peruvian league.-History:...

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Youth academy

Academia Cantolao as a youth academy currently educates players ranging from the U-8 level up to U-20.

Noted alumni

Player	Year of birth	Year joined club	Playing Position	National team	Years Played for National Team
Miguel Rebosio Miguel Rebosio César Miguel Rebosio Compans is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defender.-Football career:Rebosio played for five different teams in his country , and also had abroad stints with Greece's PAOK F.C...	1976		Center back		1997–2005
Claudio Pizarro Claudio Pizarro Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga...	1978		Striker Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...		1999–present
Rainer Torres Rainer Torres Rainer Torres is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Universitario de Deportes as a midfielder in the Peruvian First Division.-Playing style:...	1980		Central Midfielder		2005–present
Juan Carlos Mariño Juan Carlos Mariño Juan Carlos Mariño Márquez is a Peruvian football player. He currently plays for Cienciano in Peru.-International career:He has made 16 appearances for the Peru national football team....	1982		Attacking Midfielder		2006–present
Junior Viza Junior Viza Junior Viza is a Peruvian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Alianza Lima in the Peruvian First Division.-External links:** at National-football-teams.com*...	1985		Attacking Midfielder		2006–present
Daniel Chávez Daniel Chávez Daniel Chávez Castillo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for the Romanian Liga 1 club Oţelul Galaţi.- Attributes :...	1988		Striker Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...		2008–present
Carlos Zambrano	1989	2000–2006	Center back		2008–present
Reimond Manco Reimond Manco Reimond Orángel Manco Albarracín is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Club Juan Aurich in the Peruvian First Division. He came to prominence in the 2007 South American Under 17 Football Championship, in which he was selected as player of the tournament. He was instrumental in Peru's...	1990		Attacking Midfielder		2008–present
Yoshimar Yotún	1990	1997–2002	Full back		2011–present

External links

• Página oficial de la Academia.
• Cosecha de cantera.