Manuel Angel Tejada Medina (born 12 January 1989 in
Lima) is a
Peruvian footballer
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who plays for
Atlético Grau
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History Founding
The club was founded on June 5, 1919 as Club Miguel Grau by Guillermo Herrera ...
, as a
forward
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.
Club career
Manuel Tejada came from
Sporting Cristal
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's youth divisions. He was promoted to the First Team squad for the start of the
2008 season.
On 20 February 2008, manager
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba (16 February 1951 in Mollendo, Arequipa) is a retired Peruvian footballer, who is a football manager, who is nicknamed ''El Ciego'' ("The Blind One"). Oblitas was an extraordinary outside left wing forward at the nationa ...
gave Tejada his
Torneo Descentralizado debut with Sporting Cristal by entering in 67th minute in the 1–0 win away to
Universidad Cesar Vallejo.
In 2009, he transferred to C.D. Universidad César Vallejo.
Honours
Club
;
Universidad San Martín
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*
Peruvian Primera División:
2010
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References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Lima
Men's association football forwards
Peruvian men's footballers
Sporting Cristal footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players
Sport Boys footballers
José Gálvez FBC footballers
Cienciano footballers
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers
Deportivo Coopsol players
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