Alejandro Hohberg González (born 1991 in

Lima, Peru Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of th ...

) is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for

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. Hoberg is considered to be an important player in Peruvian domestic football, having played for some of the biggest clubs in Peru; including the 3 Lima giants - Universitario, Alianza Lima and his current side

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica and his wife Esther Grande de Bentí ...

. His honours include the 2017 Torneo Apertura and Clausa and the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado Title with Alianza Lima, 2020 Apertura title, with Universitario, the 2021 Torneo Apertura title and the

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with Sporting Cristal. Hohberg has played for the Peru National team, and was part of their squad for the

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. He is the grandson of Argentinian- born Uruguayan footballer

Juan Hohberg Juan Eduardo Hohberg (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949-59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1 ...

, who played for

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and played for

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at the

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in Switzerland.

International career

Hohberg debuted for the

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in a friendly 4–0 win against

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. He was also part of the Peru squad in the Copa América Centenario.

Personal life

He is a grandson of Uruguay's former footballer

, and he was born in Lima. He was available to represent

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due to his Uruguayan background from his grandfather. However, he chose to represent for Peru, the country of his birth.

References

1991 births Living people Peruvian footballers Peru international footballers Peruvian people of Uruguayan descent Peruvian people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Peruvian people of German descent Footballers from Lima C.A. Rentistas players FBC Melgar footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Peruvian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Copa América Centenario players Association football midfielders {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub