Alfredo Tomassini
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Alfredo Tomassini was a Peru
vian football player. He was a forward for the club Alianza Lima
, until 1987 when he died in an airplane crash known as the 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster
. He survived the initial crash but due to a broken leg was not able to stay afloat. Tomassini was also an expert swimmer graduated from the British Markham College
.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian football player. He was a forward for the club Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
, until 1987 when he died in an airplane crash known as the 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster
1987 Alianza Lima air disaster
The 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster took place on December 8, 1987, when a Peruvian Navy Fokker F27-400M chartered by Peruvian football club Alianza Lima plunged into the Pacific Ocean six miles short of its destination, off the Ventanilla District of the city of Callao...
. He survived the initial crash but due to a broken leg was not able to stay afloat. Tomassini was also an expert swimmer graduated from the British Markham College
Markham College
Markham College is a school in Lima, Peru. Founded by British expatriates, Markham promotes a mixture of British and Peruvian education supported by a strictly enforced set of traditions. Its students fulfill the Peruvian national curriculum, as well as the IGCSE program from the University of...
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