Sixto Peralta

CAI, Huracán and Racing Club

Peralta, nicknamed "Mumo", was born on 16 April 1979 in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina and began playing junior-level football at local club CAI. In 1994, he started playing for the team's seniors. Subsequently, Peralta joined Huracán, making his Argentine Primera División on 23 August 1996, as coach Nelson Chabay sent him to replace Darío Fabbro in a 0–0 draw against Lanús. He scored his first goal in the competition on 6 April 1997 in a 3–1 home win over Vélez Sarsfield. Peralta started the 1998–99 strongly by scoring three goals in the first four rounds in victories over Lanús and Unión de Santa Fe, and in a draw against Gimnasia de Jujuy. Until the end of the season, he netted a personal record of nine goals, including a brace in a 3–2 victory against Newell's Old Boys. In 1999, Peralta was transferred from Huracán to Racing Club for €600,000. He scored his first goal for them on 5 November in a 1–1 draw against Boca Juniors.

Inter Milan and loans

In the summer of 2000, Inter Milan paid €4.5 million for Peralta's transfer. His debut for I Nerazzurri occurred on 8 September 2000 in the Supercoppa Italiana, as coach Marcello Lippi sent him in the 60th minute to replace Vladimir Jugović in a 4–3 loss to Lazio. His second appearance took place 10 days later in a 1–1 draw against Lecce in the Coppa Italia. Peralta's third and last match for Inter took place on 28 September in a 4–1 win over Ruch Chorzów in the first round of the…

Peralta was part of Argentina's under-17 national team that was runner-up in the 1995 South American U-17 Championship. Subsequently, he made six appearances for them under coach José Pékerman during the 1995 U-17 World Championship, forming a trio in the midfield alongside Esteban Cambiasso and Pablo Aimar. He scored one goal in 2–0 group stage win over Guinea, as the team reached the semi-finals where they were defeated 3–0 by Brazil. They finished the tournament in third place, following a 2–0 win over Oman. Peralta played seven matches for Argentina's under-20 team, scoring once in a 3–0 win over Chile, as they won the 1997 South American Youth Championship. Afterwards, he made another seven appearances, helping the team win the 1999 edition of the same competition, which Argentina hosted. Then Peralta played four games in the 1999 World Youth Championship where they were defeated 4–1 by Mexico in the round of 16.

Peralta practiced basketball as a child for CAI, before switching to football. After he ended his football career, Peralta came back to play basketball for CAI, making his official debut in a 78–76 win against Petrochimico. It was a game in a regional league in Argentina, arranged by the Comodoro Rivadavia Basketball Association.

Torino

Serie B: 2000–01 Santos Laguna

InterLiga: 2004 Tigres UANL

InterLiga: 2005, 2006 CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 Cupa României: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Supercupa României: 2009 Argentina U17

South American U-17 Championship runner-up: 1995 Argentina U20

South American Youth Championship: 1997, 1999