Renzo Revoredo Zuazo (born 11 May 1986) is a Peruvian former professional

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who played as a

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. He made 17 appearances for the Peru national team.

Club career

Early career

Revoredo was born in

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. He made his official debut in the Peruvian First Division on 11 April 2004, for

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in an away match against Deportivo Wanka. The match was for the 7th round of the 2004 Apertura and finished in a 1–1 draw. On the day of his debut Revoredo was 17 years old and played the entire match.

Return to Sporting Cristal

On 10 August 2011, during the second half of the 2011 season, it was announced that Revoredo left Universitario and signed a one-year and half contract with

. Revoredo would team up again with Juan Reynoso his coach at Universitario. His first game on his return to Cristal was away to Matute in the Alianza Lima - Sporting Cristal derby. In the derby, Revoredo started alongside

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partner Walter Vilchez and helped Cristal keep a clean-sheet against Alianza, the first placed team in the league at the time.

International career

2011 Copa America

Revoredo's performances at club level convinced the

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coach Sergio Markarián to include him in the squad for the 2011 Copa America.

Honours

Coronel Bolognesi * Torneo Clausura:

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Universitario de Deportes * Peruvian First Division:

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Barcelona SC *

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Peru *

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bronze medal:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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