Alberto Delgado Pérez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Delgado y Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Playing position | striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sevilla FC (Puerto Rico) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Ciudad de la Habana | ||
| 2004 | Colorado Rapids | 13 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 38 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Sevilla FC Bayamon (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2002 | Cuba | 22 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 February 2008 | |||
Alberto Delgado y Pérez (born March 11, 1978 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban soccer player. As of 2005, he plays as a forward for Sevilla FC Puerto Rico of the Puerto Rico Soccer League.
Defection to the United States
Delgado defected from Cuba during the 2002 Gold Cup, together with cousin and future Colorado Rapids teammate Rey Ángel Martínez.[1] He and Martínez ran away from their teammates halfway through breakfast, literally running for more than thirty minutes before finding a Spanish-speaking gas station attendant who then called a cab for them. Martínez made his way there shortly after that.
Club career
Before joining the Rapids in 2005, he most recently played for Ciudad de la Habana of Cuba and, before his defection, was one of the most dangerous players on the Cuban national team.
Delgado scored a goal and added three assists in his year with Colorado. He wears Pérez on the back of his jersey to honor his mother. He was released by the Rapids before the 2005 season, signing with Puerto Rico.
In 2008, he was loaned to Sevilla Bayamon in the Puerto Rico Soccer League and decided to stay with them instead of the Puerto Rico Islanders.
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 May 2001 | Centre of Excellence Stadium, Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago |  Suriname | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2001 Caribbean Cup |
| 2. | 2–2 | |||||
| 3. | 3–2 | |||||
| 4. | 4–2 |
External links
- Player profile - Islanders club website
- Player profile - USLSoccer
- Alberto Delgado Pérez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile - Sevilla Bayamon
References
- ↑ Cuban soccer defectors starting anew at St. Thomas Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. - Cubanet
- ↑ "Delgado, Alberto". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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