| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Heredia Miranda | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October[1] 1929[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lima,[2] Peru | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Lima, Peru | ||
| Position | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952 | Ciclista Lima[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1958–1961 | Ciclista Lima | ||
| 1962 | KDT Nacional | ||
| 1966 | Porvenir Miraflores | ||
| 1966–1967 | Universitario(physical trainer) | ||
| 1968 | Universitario | ||
| 1968 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1969–1970 | Peru(assistant) | ||
| 1971 | Peru | ||
| 1972 | Universitario | ||
| 1972 | Peru(assistant) | ||
| 1973–1975 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1976 | Peru | ||
| 1977 | CNI | ||
| 1978 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1979 | Coronel Bolognesi | ||
| 1979–1980 | CNI | ||
| 1980 | Universitario | ||
| 1981 | Peru | ||
| 1985 | CNI | ||
| 1986 | CNI | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alejandro Heredia Miranda (30 October 1929 – 12 July 2024) was a Peruvianfootball former and manager.
Alejandro "El Cholo" Heredia, both a physical trainer and a coach, began his career in the late 1950s managingCiclista Lima before moving toKDT Nacional in 1962 and then toUniversitario de Deportes as the right-hand man of the renowned Peruvian coachMarcos Calderón between 1966 and 1967.[2] However, it was atDeportivo Municipal that he made his mark, winning the1968 Second Division championship.[2][4]
In the 1970s, he had the opportunity to join thePeruvian national team under coachDidi at the1970 World Cup[2] as an assistant coach before becoming head coach in 1971. He would hold this position twice more, in 1976 and 1981.[5]
Returning to Deportivo Municipal between 1973 and 1975, he was involved in several other coaching roles.CNI (1977, 1979-1980 and 1985) with also stints with theDefensor Lima (1978) and theCoronel Bolognesi (1979).[6]
Alejandro Heredia died in Lima on 12 July 2024.[7][8]
Porvenir Miraflores
Deportivo Municipal