Renzo Revoredo
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Renzo Revoredo Zuazo a.k.a. Obi-Wan Revoredo is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Peruvian First Division club Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

 and the Peruvian national team
Peru 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...

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Playing style

Revoredo is an extremely secure side defender who intelligently picks his timing to attack on the right flank. He possesses a fine touch with his right foot which serves him for accurate long passes. He has great aerial-game in spite of his average height.

Early career

Revoredo made his official debut in the Peruvian First Division on April 11, 2004 for Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

 in an away match against Deportivo Wanka
Deportivo Wanka
Deportivo Wanka is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1996 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named. The current Deportivo Wanka is merged with Deportivo Pesquero...

. The match was for the 7th round of the 2004 Apertura and finished in a 1-1 draw. On the day of his debut Revoredo was 17 years old and played the entire match.

Return to Sporting Cristal

On August 10, 2011, during the second half of the 2011 season
2011 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2011 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional is the ninety-fifth season of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament, with Universidad de San Martín as the defending champion...

, it was announced that Revoredo left Universitario and signed a one year and half contract with Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

. Revoredo would team up again with Juan Reynoso
Juan Reynoso Guzmán
Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán is a retired Peruvian footballer, and a current coach.- International career :Reynoso obtained 84 international caps for his national team, in which he scored five goals. He made his debut on January 28, 1986 against PR China , when he was aged sixteen...

 his coach at Universitario. His first game on his return to Cristal was away to Matute
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva is a stadium located in the neighborhood of Matute in La Victoria District in Lima, Peru. The stadium is the home field of the football club Alianza Lima. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people.-History:...

 in the Alianza Lima - Sporting Cristal derby. In the derby, Revoredo started alongside center back partner Walter Vilchez
Walter Vílchez
Walter Ricardo Vílchez Soto is a Peruvian footballer. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal as a defender. He previously played on loan in Puebla FC from Club Deportivo Cruz Azul....

 and helped Cristal keep a clean-sheet against Alianza, the first placed team in the league at the time.

2011 Copa America

Revoredo's performances at club level convinced the Peruvian national team
Peru 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...

 coach Sergio Markarian
Sergio Markarián
Sergio Apraham Markarián is a Uruguayan-Armenian football coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the national football team of Peru.-Early life:...

 to include him in the squad for the 2011 Copa America
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...

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Club

Coronel Bolognesi
Coronel Bolognesi
Coronel Bolognesi is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. It was founded on 1998 and is named after Francisco Bolognesi.The club is the biggest of Tacna city.-Stadium:...

  • Torneo Clausura: 2007

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...

  • Peruvian First Division: 2009

Country

Peru national team
Peru 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...

  • Copa America
    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...

    : Bronze medal 2011
    2011 Copa América
    The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...


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