Alfonso Dulanto
Encyclopedia
Alfonso Antonio Dulanto Corzo (born 22 July 1969 in Lima
) is a retired Peru
vian footballer, who played as a central defender.
, Universitario de Deportes
(his biggest stint with any team, three years – he represented this team on three separate periods), Club Deportivo Municipal, FBC Melgar (two stints), Estudiantes de Medicina
and Universidad San Martín de Porres
.
Abroad, he appeared for CP Mérida
(Spain
, Segunda División
), Mexico
's U.N.A.M. Pumas
, APOEL F.C. of Cyprus
, eventually retiring with USPM in 2005, at 36.
, his debut coming on 5 May 1994, in a friendly match
with Honduras
. He appeared in two Copa América
tournaments, helping the national side reach the semifinals in the 1997 edition, in Bolivia
.
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...
) is a retired 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 footballer, who played as a central defender.
Club career
During his 16-year professional career, Dulanto rarely settled with a team. In his country, he played professionally for Club Hijos de YurimaguasClub Hijos de Yurimaguas
Hijos de Yurimaguas is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Callao, Lima.-History:The club was the 1990 and 1998 Segunda División Peruana champion....
, Universitario de Deportes
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
(his biggest stint with any team, three years – he represented this team on three separate periods), Club Deportivo Municipal, FBC Melgar (two stints), Estudiantes de Medicina
Estudiantes de Medicina
Estudiantes de Medicina is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Ica.The club were founded 1975 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...
and Universidad San Martín de Porres
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division...
.
Abroad, he appeared for CP Mérida
CP Mérida
Club Polideportivo Mérida was a Spanish football team based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura.Having played twice in La Liga , the club disappeared in 2000, due to serious economic debts...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
), Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's U.N.A.M. Pumas
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
, APOEL F.C. of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, eventually retiring with USPM in 2005, at 36.
International career
Dulanto made 25 appearances for PeruPeru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
, his debut coming on 5 May 1994, in a friendly match
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
with Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
. He appeared in two Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
tournaments, helping the national side reach the semifinals in the 1997 edition, in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.