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Pedro Aicart

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aicart and the second or maternal family name is Iniesta.
Pedro Aicart
Aicart in the 1973–74 season
Personal information
Full name Pedro Aicart Iniesta
Date of birth (1952-03-28)28 March 1952
Place of birth Chulumani, La Paz, Bolivia
Date of death 21 February 2013(2013-02-21) (aged 60)
Place of death Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Universitario de Deportes
1973–1974 Barcelona
1974 Hércules
1974–1975 Barcelona Atlètic
1975–1979 Málaga
1980 Juan Aurich
1981–1982 Universitario de Deportes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Aicart Iniesta (28 March 1952 – 21 February 2013) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a forward. Born in Bolivia, he emigrated to Peru and he was known for his career in Universitario de Deportes as well as briefly playing for Barcelona.

Club career

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Aicart began his career with Universitario de Deportes in their 1972 season under club manager Roberto Scarone as the club went on to have their best performance out of any Peruvian club in the Copa Libertadores, 1972 finals of the annual tournament.[1][2] He played as a substitute player and found enough success to play consistently under new manager Roberto Reynoso as most of the star players were playing for Peru. In his debut, he played in a 3–0 victory against a reserve team of Nacional as he entered in the second half in the match and play alongside Fernando Alva to disrupt the Nacional defense as Juan Carlos Oblitas also debuted in this match.[3][4]

He later played in away matches which included a 3–3 draw against Nacional and a 2–1 defeat against Peñarol. On 22 November 1973, he travelled to Barcelona as he was signed by FC Barcelona for the 1973–74 La Liga alongside fellow Peruvian international Hugo Sotil and Dutch international Johan Cruyff as the club went on to win the season following a 13-season long drought without a title.[1] Aicart himself only played in friendlies due to his status as a "native".[5] In April 1974, he was traded to Hércules where he scored a goal against Osasuna at the El Sadar Stadium and contributed to the club's promotion to the 1974–75 La Liga.[3][6][7][8]

Following spending the 1974–75 season with Barcelona Atlètic, he transferred to Málaga where he played for the rest of the 1970s as well as work as a player-coach for youth players. Aicart returned to Peru for the 1980 Torneo Descentralizado to play for Juan Aurich, where he helped the club avoid relegation. He also returned to Universito de Deportes in 1981 before retiring in 1982.[1][4][8] He then worked as a youth manager, working at Academia Deportiva Cantolao as well as various sports clubs at Markham College. He was also one of the leading figures to suggest Lionel Messi to play within the youth sector of Barcelona.[9] He also contributed to the community of Callao as he formed his own team named Cedro for disenfranchised boys within the area as the club later competed in the Liga del Callao. He also owned a cebichería in the port city.

Personal life

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Pedro Aicart was born in Chulumani, La Paz as the second son of Pedro Aicart and Josefa Iniesta who were Spanish immigrants from Murcia of Catalan descent. Despite his older brother, José, being born in Spain, his family fled due to the ongoing Spanish Civil War, first moving to Bolivia and Argentina before finally settling in Lima when he was three years old.[4][10] Aicart is also maternally related to Spanish international Andrés Iniesta who also played for Barcelona although his paternal family was far more involved in his life.[8] He died on 28 July 2013 in Trujillo, La Libertad from cardiac arrest during a game of football with his friends.[3][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "El exjugador malaguista Pedro Aicart fallece a los 61 años tras disputar un partido". Diario Sur (in European Spanish). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Falleció en Perú Pedro Aicart, ex jugador de Barcelona, Hércules y Málaga". Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Pedro Aicart-Iniesta, el jugador boliviano/peruano que demostró su talento hasta en el Barcelona de España". El Editor. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Mercado, José Miguel (6 August 2013). "Pedro Aicart en España: Crema, blaugrana y blanquiazul". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Falleció Pedro Aicart Iniesta, peruano que jugó en Barcelona". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  6. ^ Jáuregui, Fabrizio (14 October 2022). "¿Quién fue Pedro Aicart, el peruano que jugó junto a Hugo Sotil en el FC Barcelona?". La República (in European Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  7. ^ Cabot, Toni (30 July 2013). "Fallece Pedro Aicart". Información [es] (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "Conozca al 'Iniesta peruano' del Barcelona". El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  9. ^ Curi Chang, Jasson (22 April 2021). "Superliga Europea: pequeñas historias de los peruanos que jugaron en los clubes fundadores del polémico torneo". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  10. ^ Herrera, Josshua (30 July 2022). "¿Quién fue el Iniesta peruano que jugó en Barcelona y salió bicampeón con Universitario". Archivos del Balón (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Fallece el exazulgrana Pedro Aicart". Sport (in European Spanish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Peruano Pedro Aicart Iniesta, quien jugó en el Barcelona, falleció en Trujillo". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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