Pedro Vera (Venezuelan footballer)

Pedro Vera
Personal information
Full name Pedro José Vera
Date of birth (1958-09-15) 15 September 1958[1]
Place of birth Valera, Venezuela[1]
Position Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
Trujillanos (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Trujillanos
Managerial career
Trujillanos (youth)
1999–2000 Trujillanos
2005 Trujillanos
2009–2014 Trujillanos
2014–2016 Deportivo La Guaira (assistant)
2016–2020 Deportivo Lara (assistant)
2021 Deportivo Lara (assistant)
2021 Venezuela (assistant)
2022 Estudiantes de Mérida (assistant)
2023–2024 Caracas (assistant)
2025 Anzoátegui (assistant)
2026 Portuguesa (assistant)
2026– Trujillanos
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro José Vera (born 15 September 1958) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Trujillanos.

Playing career

Born in Valera, Vera notably played for Trujillanos, helping the side to win the 1992 Copa Venezuela.[2]

Managerial career

After retiring, Vera worked as a manager of the youth categories of his main club Trujillanos, before first taking over the side in 1999. He left in 2000, but returned in 2005 and led the club to the second stage of the 2005 Copa Sudamericana.

In May 2009, Vera returned to Trujillanos for a third spell.[3] He left the club on 29 May 2014, after helping the club to win the 2010 Copa Venezuela.[4]

In June 2014, Vera joined Deportivo La Guaira, but now as an assistant to Leonardo González, his former assistant at Trujillanos.[5] In the following years, he continued to work as González's assistant at Deportivo Lara (two stints),[6] the Venezuela national team, Estudiantes de Mérida, Caracas,[7] Anzoátegui[8] and Portuguesa.

On 12 March 2026, Vera returned to managerial duties after returning to Trujillanos.[9]

Honours

Player

Trujillanos

Manager

Trujillanos

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pedro Vera" (in Spanish). Foro Vinotinto. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. ^ "A 30 AÑOS DE LA GESTA: Héroes del 92 a celebrar por lo alto" [30 YEARS AFTER THE FEAT: Heroes of '92 to celebrate in style] (in Spanish). Diario de Los Andes. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Pedro Vera sigue en Trujillanos" [Pedro Vera continues at Trujillanos] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Pedro Vera y Leo González ponen fin a un exitoso ciclo con Trujillanos FC" [Pedro Vera and Leo González end a successful cycle with Trujillanos FC] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Leo González: «Pedro Vera viene conmigo, hemos hecho una llave importante»" [Leo González: "Pedro Vera is coming with me, we have formed an important partnership"] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Leo González será el Director Técnico del Dvo Lara hasta diciembre del 2017" [Leo González will be the manager of Dvo Lara until December 2017] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Leonardo González: "Nos encontramos con un grupo muy dispuesto y muy entregado"" [Leonardo González: "We found a very willing and dedicated group"] (in Spanish). Caracas FC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Finaliza el contrato como entrenador de Leonardo González en Anzoátegui FC" [Leonardo González's contract as Anzoátegui FC manager ends] (in Spanish). Anzoátegui FC. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  9. ^ García Hernández, Jesús (12 March 2026). "Pedro Vera regresa a Trujillanos FC como su director técnico para la Temporada 2026" [Pedro Vera returns to Trujillanos FC as their manager for the 2026 season] (in Spanish). Balonazos. Retrieved 13 March 2026.