Ernesto Seikō Arakaki Arakaki (born June 13, 1979, in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

) is a

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retired

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defender.

Club career

He had played for the

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team

Deportivo AELU Club Deportivo Asociación Estadio La Unión, commonly known as Deportivo AELU or simply AELU, is a Peruvian Association football, football club, playing in the city of Lima, Peru. History The Asociación Estadio La Unión was founded 1982 by th ...

since he was twelve years old. In 1998, he was bought by the

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team

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and played for them for two years.

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 ...

bought him in 2000, where he scored his first goal. He has won four league-titles with Alianza and has been present in several international competitions. In 2008, he moved to Andean club

Cienciano Club Cienciano, more commonly known as Cienciano, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club based in Cusco, that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating Club At ...

from the city of

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. He retired in 2010 due to a chronic knee injury that aggravated when he had a tried out in Asia. Now he is the coach of the divisiones inferiores of

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Ernesto Arakaki
at Delgol.com 1979 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian people of Japanese descent Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Peru men's international footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Cienciano footballers Men's association football defenders {{Peru-footy-defender-stub