José Vladimir Canova Hernández (born 30 September 1992) commonly known as José Canova, is a

Peruvian Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 ...

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who plays as a

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for

Alianza Universidad Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Alianza Universidad de Huánuco, popularly known as Alianza Universidad or Alianza Huanuco, is a football in Peru, Peruvian professional football club, based in the city of Huánuco. The club was founded in 1939 un ...

in the

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; known simply as ''First Division'', and Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since ...

Club career

José Canova began playing for local side ''Club Frontera de Pisco'' from 2006 to 2009. Then in 2010 he joined

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 ...

. Canova made his league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado in the last round of the 2011 season at home to

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. He played as a starter at right back and lasted until the 62nd minute in side's 3–0 win over Boys. That was his only game of the 2011 season.

International career

Canova was called up to play his first match for the Peru national team on 13 August 2012 in an upcoming friendly.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canova, Jose 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Pisco, Peru Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Club Alianza Lima footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers Sport Rosario footballers Alianza Universidad footballers Peruvian Primera División players Men's association football central defenders