Pedro Delgado (footballer)

For other people named Pedro Delgado, see Pedro Delgado (disambiguation).

Pedro Delgado was a Venezuelan footballer who ended his career with Carrick Rangers in Northern Ireland.

Club career

He started his career as a central midfielder at Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola. He represented Venezuela at youth level - U-14, U-15 and U-17 including participation in the same South American Cup at which Ronaldo made his Brazil debut.[1]

Following his stint as a player under a full athletic scholarship at the University of Evansville, where he was a 4 time student-athlete All America selection and named to the Missouri Valley Conference team of the century, he played for Deportivo Galicia and Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club in his homeland.[2] While playing for Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club he made a few appearances in the Copa Libertadores (the South American Champions League), including playing against Romario and Juninho Paulista's Vasco Da Gama.

In Northern Ireland, he played for Linfield FC, Dungannon Swifts FC (including participant in the UEFA league qualifiers), Carrick Rangers FC and for Larne.[3]

References

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