Club snapshot — Universitario de Deportes (mid-1990s)

• Universitario de Deportes is one of Peru’s most successful and popular clubs, based in Lima. In the mid-1990s the club competed in the Peruvian Primera División (the national top flight) and domestic cups, and—depending on qualification—took part in continental competitions such as the Copa Libertadores.
• “Around 1995/96” refers to the mid‑1990s period when the club was rebuilding and frequently reshuffling squads and coaching staff as it sought to re‑establish domestic dominance.

Manager: Sergio Markarián (mid‑1990s)

• Sergio Markarián is an experienced Uruguayan coach (born 1944) who worked widely in South America and beyond. He served as Universitario’s head coach in the mid‑1990s (the club appointed him around that period).
• Markarián is known for tactical organization, emphasis on team structure and balance, and improving teams’ defensive and transitional play. His tenure at Universitario was part of a long managerial career that later included national‑team work and other club assignments.

What the club's season around 1995/96 typically involved

• Competitions: Peruvian Primera División (national league) and, if they had qualified the prior season, the Copa Libertadores.
• Squad turnover: like many South American clubs in that era, Universitario’s mid‑90s squads often combined experienced local players and promising youngsters; transfers and short contracts were common, so rosters changed season to season.
• Style under Markarián: generally more structured and tactically disciplined than some contemporaries, with an emphasis on defensive shape and compactness while seeking to build attacking moves through collective play.

Where to get detailed, season‑by‑season information (lineups, match results, squad lists)

• RSSSF (Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation) — comprehensive historical league tables and season summaries for Peru.
• WorldFootball.net and Soccerway — match lists, competition fixtures and squad snapshots for specific seasons.
• Transfermarkt — season rosters, transfer histories and player appearances (search “Universitario de Deportes 1996 squad” or similar).
• Contemporary Peruvian sports newspapers and archives (El Comercio, La República) — match reports and lineups from the time.
• Wikipedia pages for “Universitario de Deportes” and the specific seasons (e.g., 1995, 1996 Torneo Descentralizado) can provide quick overviews and references to primary sources.

How to look up match‑level or player‑level details

• Search terms that work well: “Universitario 1996 squad”, “Universitario 1995 season”, “Universitario Markarián 1996”, “Torneo Descentralizado 1996 table”.
• Use combination searches with player names plus “Universitario 1996” once you have candidate players (from Transfermarkt or match reports) to confirm appearances and goals.
• For Copa Libertadores participation and match lists, search “Copa Libertadores 1996 Universitario” (if Universitario qualified that year) on worldfootball.net or RSSSF’s Libertadores pages.

Summary

In short, Sergio Markarián was Universitario’s coach in the mid‑1990s and brought a tactically disciplined approach to a club that was navigating the usual player turnover and competitive challenges of Peruvian football in that era. For match‑by‑match lineups, goal scorers and final standings from the 1995/96 period, the best next step is to consult season pages on RSSSF, Transfermarkt, WorldFootball.net or contemporary newspaper archives for primary match reports and validated squad lists.