Dimas Zegarra

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zegarra and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
Dimas Zegarra
Personal information
Full name Dimas Darío Zegarra Castillo
Date of birth 19 December 1932
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Date of death 20 July 2023(2023-07-20) (aged 90)
Place of death Lima (Peru)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Sporting Tabaco
1951 Unión Callao
1952–1966 Universitario 238 (0)
1967–? Porvenir Miraflores
International career
1956–1970 Peru 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimas Darío Zegarra Castillo (19 December 1932 – 20 July 2023) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as goalkeeper.

Playing career

Club career

Nicknamed Superman for his agility in goal, this great goalkeeper made a name for himself at Universitario de Deportes, where he played for 14 years, from 1952 to 1966.[1] With 238 appearances for Universitario, Dimas Zegarra won the league title three times (1959, 1960, and 1964),[1] in addition to playing 12 Copa Libertadores matches in 1961, 1965, and 1966.[2]

In 1967, he signed with Porvenir Miraflores, a newly promoted second-division club. This was his last known club.

International career

With 14 appearances for the Peruvian national team between 1956 and 1970 (29 goals conceded),[3] Dimas Zegarra notably played in the 1956 South American Championship in Uruguay where he was the starting goalkeeper for Peru (five matches played).

Death

Dimas Zegarra died on 20 July 2023 at the age of 90.[4]

Honours

Universitario de Deportes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dimas Zegarra, arquero histórico de Universitario" [Dimas Zegarra, historic goalkeeper of Universitario]. Club Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. ^ Dimas Zegarra at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru-Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  4. ^ Miguel Solis Ruiz (20 July 2023). "Falleció Dimas Zegarra, histórico arquero de Universitario, a los 90 años" [Dimas Zegarra, the legendary goalkeeper for Universitario, has died at the age of 90]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
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