Pedro Juan Febles González (18 April 1958 – 14 December 2011) was a

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player and manager.

Club career

Febles played for

Deportivo Galicia Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club (later Galicia de Aragua) was a traditional Football (soccer), football club from Venezuela that competed in Segunda División Venezolana. History Founded in Caracas, the club moved, in 2002, to Maracay, in the st ...

Atlético San Cristóbal Club Atlético San Cristóbal was a Venezuelan professional football club and the club won one First Division title in the professional era. The club was based in San Cristóbal, Táchira. In 1986 it merged with Deportivo Táchira to form Unió ...

and C.S. Marítimo de Venezuela.

International career

Febles made 25 appearances for the senior

Venezuela national football team The Venezuela national football team (), nicknamed ''La Vinotinto'' ("The Red Wine"), represents Venezuela in men's FIFA, international association football, football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation, Federación Venezola ...

from 1979 to 1989, including participation in the

1979 Copa América The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye ...

1983 Copa América The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals. The cup was won by Uruguay, that beat Brazil ...

and

1989 Copa América The 1989 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Est ...

. He also competed for Venezuela at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

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, where the team was eliminated after the preliminary round.

Manager

Febles was a successful coach for

Caracas FC Caracas Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan professional football team based in Caracas. The club has won twelve First Division titles making it the most successful in Venezuelan football history. They are nicknamed ''Los Rojos del Ávila'', or the ...

winning the league during the 87–88 season. He also coached

Deportivo Italia Deportivo Miranda Fútbol Club (previously named Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club, Deportivo Italchacao, Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club and Petare Fútbol Club) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C ...

and the Venezuela National Team under-14 with Augusto Visa as an assistant coach. Many of his player from that National Team went on to play professional in the Venezuelan League, some of them such as: Alejandro Iglesias, Arnold Rivera, Pablo Rosas, Edwin Quilaguri, Pedro Millan and German Yumar.

Personal

Febles died at age 52 on 14 December 2011.

References

1958 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Caracas Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Venezuela 1979 Copa América players 1983 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players Deportivo Italia players C.S. Marítimo de La Guaira players Venezuelan football managers Caracas F.C. managers Deportivo Italia managers Men's association football forwards Mineros de Guayana managers Deportivo La Guaira managers Deportivo Miranda F.C. managers 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-footy-bio-stub