Centro Iqueño

Centro Iqueño was founded on October 12, 1935, on Misti Street and registered at 429 Ramón Zavala Street in the Rímac District (although other versions place its origin on the third block of Lima Street, in what is now Pueblo Libre). It was established by Víctor Picasso Rodríguez, Fernando Nieri, his brother Guillermo (the club’s first goalkeeper), and Alfredo Malatesta, together with a group of Italo-Iqueño residents in the capital, including Juan de Dios Merel, Amador Illescas, Rolando Cevasco, and Emilio Quintana. The club was named Centro Iqueño de Deportes y Estudios. Football was the first sport practiced by the newly formed club, and in 1936 it affiliated with the Third Division of the Rímac League. Shortly afterward, it moved its headquarters to Monzón Street—now Lino Cornejo—in the Cercado area, near the Rímac River. Over the decades, this led to the club becoming known as “Los albos de la calle Monzón.” In 1937, the club merged with Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril and acquired its sporting category. As a result, the albo side entered directly into the 1938 Liga Provincial de Lima (equivalent to the second tier). It later joined the Liga Regional de Lima y Callao in 1941. In 1942, Centro Iqueño took part in the 1941 Liguilla de Promoción and ultimately secured promotion to the 1942 Peruvian Primera División. Since its foundation, the club has developed players who went on to represent various teams and the Peruvian national sides, such as Roberto “Tito” Drago,…

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