Alfonso Huapaya


Ángel Alfonso Huapaya Cabrera was a Peruvian football former and manager.

Biography

Managerial career

Nicknamed El Sastre, Alfonso Huapaya played for Mariscal Sucre in the 1930s.
After becoming a coach, he won the Peruvian championship in 1944 with the same club. Between 1950 and 1952, he managed Sport Boys, leading them to the 1951 championship, the first of Peru's professional era. Simultaneously, he coached the [Peru national Association football|football team|Peruvian national team] at the 1952 Panamerican Championship in Santiago, Chile. He returned to Sport Boys for a second stint between 1954 and 1955.
In 1960, he was appointed head coach of Alianza Lima, a team boasting talented players such as Adolfo Riquelme, Guillermo Delgado, Adolfo Donayre, Guillermo Barbadillo, Félix Castillo, and Víctor Zegarra. Despite a strong start to the season, the team finished mid-table.
In 1971, he won the Second Division championship with Deportivo SIMA. His last experience as a manager was in 1992, at the age of 80, at the helm of Deportivo Yurimaguas.

Death

He died on April 16, 2009, at his home in the Chaclacayo district of Lima. As a tribute, the Peruvian Football Federation named its football coaching institute after him.

Honours (manager)

Mariscal Sucre
Sport Boys
  • Peruvian Primera División: 1951
Deportivo SIMA