| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-01-21)21 January 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1988 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Sporting Cristal | 153 | (91) |
| 1996–1997 | Hércules Alicante | 20 | (2) |
| 1998–2001 | Universidad de Chile | 91 | (27) |
| 2002–2004 | Sporting Cristal | 9 | (4) |
| 2003 | →San Luis (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | →Vitória (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Alianza Lima | 73 | (24) |
| 2005 | →Shanghai The 9 (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2008 | →Sport Boys (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2009 | Sporting Cristal | 9 | (2) |
| Total | 397 | (158) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2007 | Peru | 57 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Coronel Bolognesi | ||
| 2022- | Peru Olympic football team | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade (born 21 January 1973 inLima) is aPeruvian former football player.
He is nicknamedThe Tank because of his large size. Throughout his career, he has played professional football for numerous teams inPeru, Spain,Mexico,Brazil, China,Chile and has also played for the National team.
When Flavio Maestri was 10 years old, his father, Edmondo Maestri Baroni,[1] brought him toSporting Cristal to try out. The youth coach at the time,Alberto Gallardo, admitted him into the club. When Flavio was 16, he signed his first professional contract withSporting Cristal. At age 18 he debuted with the first team under coachJuan Carlos Oblitas in a match against San Agustin. He scored his first goal that same year in a match against Hijos de Yurimaguas.
Flavio Maestri was part of the team consisting ofRoberto Palacios,Nolberto Solano,Julinho,Jorge Soto, Pedro Garay and Julio César Balerio that won the "Tricampeonato" from 1994 to 1996. By age 23, Flavio became an idol for Cristal fans and became an integral member of the team by scoring more than 100 goals.
His good performances caught the attention ofHércules CF and in 1996 he transferred there. He played in Spain until 1998 when Chilean clubUniversidad de Chile acquired him. Flavio played with Chilean club until 2001.
In 2002, Maestri came back toSporting Cristal after six years outside of Peru. He was loaned out toSan Luis F.C. but came back toSporting Cristal to win another championship, the Torneo Apertura 2003. Flavio was than loaned out again, this time to Brazilian clubVitória.
Flavio returned to Peru and did not renew his contract withSporting Cristal.Alianza Lima signed him and Flavio became part of their team in 2004.[2] In 2005 again Maestri went abroad, to Chinese clubShanghai The 9 on loan. After his loan in China he returned toAlianza Lima where he became National Champions in 2006. At the end of 2007,Alianza Lima did not renew their contract with Maestri. Flavio decided to sign withSport Boys[3] but due to injury he did not play often.
In 2009, he returned once again toSporting Cristal.
Maestri has made 57 appearances for thePeru national football team,[4] 24 of those inFIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5]
He is also responsible for Peru winning the only important title for the team during the last decade which was the 1999 Kirin Cup, where they shared first place with Belgium. Maestri scored the only goal on the sixth minute against Belgium which later ended in a tie.
Maestri was named manager atCoronel Bolognesi in June 2014.[6]
| Award | Year |
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| Top GoalscorerPeruvian First Division | 1994 |
| Player of the Year Peru | 1994 |
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