Alfredo Tomasini (24 June 1964 – 8 December 1987) was a

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vian football player. Nicknamed ''el Tanque Blanco'', Tomasini was a forward for the club

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between 1985 and 1986 and

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...

, until 1987 when he died in an airplane crash known as the

1987 Alianza Lima air disaster The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster occurred on 8 December 1987, when a Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M chartered by Peruvian football club Alianza Lima crashed into the Pacific Ocean seven miles from Jorge Chávez International Airport near the cit ...

. He survived the initial crash but due to a broken leg was not able to stay afloat. His body was never recovered. Tomasini was also an expert swimmer graduated from the British

Markham College Markham College is an international school in Lima, Peru. Founded by United Kingdom, British immigrants, Markham promotes a mixture of United Kingdom, British and Peruvian education. Markham is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingua ...

.Markham: 60 años
- Caretas

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1964 births 1987 deaths Peruvian people of Italian descent Peruvian men's footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Peru Men's association football forwards Footballers killed in the 1987 Alianza Lima plane crash 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen {{Peru-footy-forward-stub