Paolo Maldonado

Paolo Maldonado
Personal information
Full name Paolo Freddy Maldonado Farje
Date of birth (1973-08-12) 12 August 1973
Place of birth Ilo, Peru
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1997 Universitario
1997–1998 Skoda Xanthi 2 (0)
1998 Deportivo Municipal 33 (7)
1999–2002 Universitario
2003 FBC Melgar
2003 Cienciano
2004 Universitario
2005 Sport Boys
2006 Universitario
2007 Total Clean
2008–2009 Sport Águila
2010–2011 Deportivo Coopsol
International career
1996–2001 Peru 10 (2)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Sport Áncash
2019 Sport Chavelines
2019 Miguel Grau
2020 Universitario (W)
2021–2022 Universitario (W)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paolo Freddy Maldonado Farje (born 12 August 1973) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who manages Universitario (women).

Biography

Early life

As a child, Maldonado aspired to become an engineer, before becoming a professional footballer.[2]

Playing career

Maldonado was nicknamed "Manzanita".[3] During his career, he won five league titles and the 2003 Copa Sudamericana.[4] During his career, he was known as a locker room prankster.[5]

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Maldonado became a manager.[6]

Style of play

Maldonado was known for utilizing his short height to take on opposing players.[7]

Personal life

Maldonado grew up supporting Peruvian side Universitario, a club he would later play for.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Paolo Maldonado at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ "Paolo Maldonado: "En el camarín de Universitario de Deportes también hacíamos el trencito"". depor.com (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Paolo Maldonado: "Ahora hago el 'trencito' en mi casa"". elpopular.pe (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "golazo de Paolo Maldonado a Alianza Lima compite en las redes". golperu.pe (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Paolo Maldonado y sus mil y una en los vestuarios del fútbol: anécdotas inéditas". trome.com (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "los 5 mejores jugadores que pasaron por ambos equipos y dejaron huella internacional". infobae.com. 7 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Paolo Maldonado: "En el equipo de Comizzo hay muchos con mis características"". elbocon.pe (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Paolo Maldonado, recuerdos de un crack del mediocampo". once.pe (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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