Flavio Maestri

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Maestri and the second or maternal family name is Andrade.

Flavio Maestri

Personal information
Full name	Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade
Date of birth	(1973-01-21) 21 January 1973
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1996	Sporting Cristal	153	(91)
1996–1997	Hércules CF	20	(2)
1998–2001	Universidad de Chile	91	(27)
2002–2004	Sporting Cristal	9	(4)
2003	→ San Luis F.C. (loan)	8	(1)
2004	→ Vitória (loan)	6	(2)
2004–2007	Alianza Lima	73	(24)
2005	→ Shanghai Jiucheng (loan)	18	(2)
2008	→ Sport Boys (loan)	10	(3)
2009	Sporting Cristal	9	(2)
Total		397	(158)
International career
1991–2007	Peru	57	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade (born 21 January 1973 in Lima) is a former Peruvian football player. He is nicknamed "the tank" because of his large size. Throughout his career, he has played professional football for numerous teams in Peru, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, China, Chile and has also played for the National team.

Profile

When Flavio Maestri was 10 years old, his father, Edmondo Maestri Baroni, brought him to Sporting 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 with Sporting Cristal. At age 18 he debuted with the first team under coach Juan 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 of Roberto Palacios, Nolberto Solano, Julinho, Jorge Soto, Pedro Garay and Julio César Balerio that won the "Tricampeonato" from 1994–1996. 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 of Hércules CF and in 1996 he transferred there. He played in Spain until 1998 when Chilean club Universidad de Chile acquired him. Flavio played with Chilean club until 2001.

He is also responsible for Peru winning the only important title for the team during the last decade which was the 199 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.

In 2002, Maestri came back to Sporting Cristal after six years outside of Peru. He was loaned out to San Luis F.C. but came back to Sporting Cristal to win another championship, the Torneo Apertura 2003. Flavio was than loaned out again, this time to Brazilian club Vitória.

Flavio returned to Peru and did not renew his contract with Sporting Cristal. Alianza Lima signed him and Flavio became part of their team in 2004. In 2005 again Maestri went abroad, to Chinese club Shanghai Jiucheng on loan. After his loan in China he returned to Alianza 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 with Sport Boys but due to injury he did not play often.

In 2009, he returned once again to Sporting Cristal.

Maestri has made 57 appearances for the Peru national football team.

Honours

National championships

Title	Club	Country	Year
Torneo Apertura	Sporting Cristal	Perú	1994
Primera División Peruana 1994	Sporting Cristal	Perú	1994
Primera División Peruana 1995	Sporting Cristal	Perú	1995
Primera División Peruana 1996	Sporting Cristal	Perú	1996
Copa Chile	Universidad de Chile	Chile	1998
Primera División de Chile	Universidad de Chile	Chile	1999
Primera División de Chile	Universidad de Chile	Chile	2000
Copa Chile	Universidad de Chile	Chile	2000
Tornero Clausura	Sporting Cristal	Perú	2003
Primera División Peruana 2004	Alianza Lima	Perú	2004
Tornero Apertura	Alianza Lima	Perú	2006
Primera División Peruana 2006	Alianza Lima	Perú	2006

Individual honours

Award	Year
Top Goalscorer Peruvian First Division	1994
Player of the Year Peru	1994

External links

• Flavio Maestri at National-Football-Teams.com