Rigoberto Felandro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rigoberto Felandro Vásquez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 1990 (aged 66) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1943 | Sport Vitarte | ||
| 1944–1946 | Santiago Barranco | ||
| 1947–1949 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1950–1952 | América de Cali | ||
| 1953 | Litoral SC | ||
| 1954–1957 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1958–1963 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1964 | KDT Nacional | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1961 | Peru | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974 | Carlos A. Mannucci | ||
| 1977 | Cienciano | ||
| 1978 | Sport Áncash | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rigoberto Felandro Vásquez (4 January 1924 – 6 September 1990) was a Peruvian football manager and former player.
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Rigoberto Felandro began his career with Sport Vitarte in 1940. In 1947, he joined Sport Boys of Callao and played his first match there on 18 May 1947, against Alianza Lima (a 2–2 draw).[2]
Competing with Rafael Asca, Felandro moved to Colombia in 1950 to play for América de Cali, where he reunited with some of his compatriots (Carlos Gómez Sánchez and Alejandro González, among others).[2] He remained there until 1952, and after a brief stint in Venezuela (with Litoral FC) in 1953, he returned to Sport Boys and played there until 1957.
In 1958, he signed with Deportivo Municipal and stayed for five seasons. He retired from KDT Nacional in 1964, at the age of 40.
International career
[edit]Peruvian international Rigoberto Felandro received eight caps for the national team between 1956 and 1961 (13 goals conceded).[3] He notably participated in the 1956 Panamerican Championship in Mexico (five matches), followed by the 1957 South American Championship, hosted by Peru, where he took part in two matches.[4]
Managerial career
[edit]Having become a coach, Felandro had a rather short career which saw him on the bench of Carlos A. Mannucci in 1974 and Cienciano in 1977.[5]
Death
[edit]Rigoberto Felandro died on 6 September 1990 at the age of 66.[2]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Santiago Barranco
References
[edit]- ^ Rigoberto Felandro at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d Roberto Gando (6 September 2015). "Rigoberto Felandro: Seguro hasta los huesos" [Rigoberto Felandro: Safe to the bone]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Rigoberto Felandro Football Player Statistics". 11v11. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Raúl Behr (7 November 2013). "Del arco al banco" [From the goal to the bench] (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Rigoberto Felandro at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1924 births
- 1990 deaths
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Peru men's international footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Peruvian Segunda División players
- Sport Boys footballers
- Deportivo Municipal footballers
- KDT Nacional players
- Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- Categoría Primera A players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- América de Cali footballers
- Peruvian football managers
- Peruvian Primera División managers
- Carlos A. Mannucci managers
- Cienciano managers
- Sport Áncash managers
- 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen