Constantino Perales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantino Perales del Río | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1929[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ica, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 2020 (aged 91)[2] | ||
| Place of death | León, Mexico | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1946 | Sport Victoria | ||
| 1947–1949 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1949–1951 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1951–1953 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1953–1957 | C.D. Oro | ||
| 1957–1962 | Club León | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Constantino Perales del Río (Ica, 11 March 1929 – León, 24 April 2020) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as defender. He is the brother of Enrique and Agapito Perales, who are also footballers.[3]
Biography
Having come from the ranks of Sport Victoria in his hometown of Ica, Perales joined Deportivo Municipal in 1947 before moving to Colombia in 1949 to play for Independiente Medellín alongside a legion of Peruvian footballers (12 players including his brothers Enrique and Agapito Perales, Segundo Castillo, Roberto Drago and Luis Guzmán among others).[4]
Returning to Deportivo Municipal between 1951 and 1953, he then moved to Mexico, playing successively for C.D. Oro (1953–1957) and Club León (1957–1962). He won the Copa MX with the latter team in 1958 and was a teammate of the famous Mexican goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal.[2] Perales, who remained in Mexico, died in León on 24 April 2020.[2]
Honours
Club León
References
- ^ "DeChalaca.com - #InMemoriam". Facebook (in Spanish). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Muere el peruano Constantino Perales, campeón de Copa con León" [Peruvian Constantino Perales, Copa champion with León, dies]. am.com.mx (in Spanish). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Jheyner A. Durango Hurtado (25 April 2020). "Luto en el DIM tras fallecimiento de Constantino Perales" [Mourning at DIM after the death of Constantino Perales]. elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Iván Carpio (3 May 2011). "Peruanos en el Dorado colombiano: Adorados" [Peruvians in the Colombian El Dorado: Adored]. dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2026.