Mario Pedraza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Pedraza Abreu | ||
| Date of birth | July 18, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Cruces, Cuba | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2008 | Cienfuegos | ||
| 1998–1999 | → Bonner SC (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2005 | Cuba | 49 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2018 | |||
Mario Pedraza Abreu (born 18 July 1973) is a Cuban retired footballer.
Club career[edit]
He played his entire career for his provincial team Cienfuegos, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[1] when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.
International career[edit]
Pedraza made his international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 49 caps, scoring 1 goal.[2] He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal)[3] and played at 2 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.
His final international was a February 2005 Gold Cup qualifier against Jamaica.
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[2]
| Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 1996 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands |  Haiti |
2-0 | 6-1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 9 March 2000 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Nicaragua |
3-0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
References[edit]
- ^ Quince futbolistas cubanos, prestados al Bonner, de la 4ª división alemana - El Pais (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
- ^ Mario Pedraza – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links[edit]
- Mario Pedraza at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Cienfuegos Province
- Men's association football defenders
- Cuban men's footballers
- Cuba men's international footballers
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- FC Cienfuegos players
- Bonner SC players
- Cuban expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Cuban football biography stubs