Francisco Alfonso Perlo Marín (born 16 May 1987) is a Venezuelan

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, currently in charge of Panamanian club Árabe Unido.

Career

Born in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

Carabobo Carabobo State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The state capital city is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is and ...

, Perlo notably worked in the youth categories of

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

and

before moving to Panama in December 2015, after being named manager of Costa del Este. He left the club in 2017, and subsequently took over Leones de América. On 4 December 2018, after a period as an assistant manager, Perlo was appointed in charge of Independiente de La Chorrera. He led the club to the

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and 2020 Clausura titles, before leaving on 9 December 2021. On 17 December 2021, Perlo returned to his home country and was announced as manager of Primera División side

Academia Puerto Cabello Academia Puerto Cabello is a Venezuelan professional football club based in the city of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state and playing in the Venezuelan Primera División. It plays its home matches at the Complejo Deportivo Socialista, also known a ...

. He left the club on a mutual agreement on 13 April 2022, and took over fellow top tier side

Zulia Zulia State (, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is also one of t ...

six days later. On 13 August 2022, Perlo resigned from Zulia to return to Panama, and was named manager of Tauro.

Honours

CAI La Chorrera *

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: 2019 Clausura, 2020 Clausura

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* 1987 births Living people People from Valencia, Venezuela Venezuelan football managers Venezuelan Primera División managers Venezuelan Segunda División managers Zulia F.C. managers Tauro F.C. managers Venezuelan expatriate football managers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Panama Expatriate football managers in Panama Academia Puerto Cabello managers 21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-footy-bio-stub