Hernán Rengifo


Hernán Rengifo Trigoso is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Peruvian Primera División club Asociación Deportiva Tarma.

Club career

In a successful 2008-09 UEFA Cup campaign with Lech Poznań, Rengifo finished with six goals in the competition, including scoring in both legs of round of 32 tie against Italian Serie A club Udinese Calcio. Rengifo played at Lech along fellow Peruvian, Anderson Cueto.
In January 2010, he was transferred to Omonia in Cyprus. In January 2012, he was released from Omonia and returned to Peru to play for Sporting Cristal.

International career

In March 2009, Rengifo was called up by coach José del Solar for the World Cup 2010 qualifiers with Chile and Brazil. The Peru team at this stage were bottom of the ten-nation qualifying group.
Rengifo was left behind as the national team returned from a match in Colombia on 10 June 2009.

Personal life

He is nicknamed Charapa, which is how the people from the Amazonas basin is informally called in Peru. Literally, Charapa is the name of a turtle. In Poland he was nicknamed Reindeer -.

Career statistics

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 March 2008Estadio Max Augustín, Iquitos, Peru1–03–1Friendly
231 May 2008Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain1–11–2Friendly
39 September 2009Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
410 October 2009Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina1–11–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
518 November 2009Sun Life Stadium, Miami, United States2–12–1Friendly
68 October 2010Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru2–02–0Friendly