Alejandro Villanueva (footballer)
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| Full name | Carlos Alejandro Villanueva Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 April 1944 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | Teniente Ruiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1943 | Alianza Lima | 99 | (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1938 | Peru | 11 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1941 | Alianza Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlos Alejandro Villanueva Martínez (4 June 1908 – 11 April 1944) was a Peruvian footballer who played for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team. He is considered one of the most important Alianza strikers in the 1920s and 1930s.