Manuel Mosquera

Manuel Esteban Mosquera García[lower-alpha 1] (born 14 October 1984) is a football striker who currently plays in Panama for Río Abajo.

This article is about the Panamanian footballer. For the Spanish footballer, see Manuel Alfredo Mosquera Bastida.

Manuel Mosquera
Personal information
Full name Manuel Esteban Mosquera García
Date of birth (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984
Place of birth Yaviza, Panama
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Río Abajo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Atlético Veragüense 39 (19)
2006–2007 Árabe Unido 45 (23)
2007 Academia 22 (11)
2008 Árabe Unido 40 (24)
2009 Itagüí Ditaires 22 (9)
2009–2010 Árabe Unido 18 (6)
2011–2012 Atlético Veragüense 16 (2)
2012 Plaza Amador 14 (1)
2013 Victoria 13 (2)
2014– Río Abajo
National team‡
2009–2012 Panama 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2006
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2006

Club career

Mosquera played for Atlético Veragüense and Árabe Unido and had spells in Colombia with second division teams Academia and Itagüí Ditaires.[1] He joined Plaza Amador for the 2012 Apertura season[2] and moved abroad again in January 2013 to play for Honduran side Victoria.[3] In April 2013 he got severely injured after a charge of Atlético Choloma defender Johnny Barrios, fracturing his tibia and fibula.[4] He was sidelined for months and Barrios received a 5-match penalty.[5]

In December 2013, Mosquera joined Río Abajo.[6]

International career

Mosquera made his debut for Panama in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras[7] where Panama were champions.

His final international was a January 2012 friendly match against the United States.

Honors

Club

National Teams

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is García.

References
  1. Henríquez y Mosquera se van al fútbol cafetero – Crítica (in Spanish)
  2. Plaza Amador presenta su equipo para el Apertura 2012 – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  3. “Soy el nuevo Dely Valdez”: Manuel Mosquera jugador del Victoria – Honduras Futbol (in Spanish)
  4. Panameño Mosquera pide castigo para Barrios por fracturarlo – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  5. Manuel Mosquera: “No sé cómo hacer para comer” – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. Río Abajo renueva a Parra y trae refuerzos – PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  7. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF


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