Rigoberto Felandro

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(1990-09-06) (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

Club career

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

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

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

Rigoberto Felandro died on 6 September 1990 at the age of 66.[2]

Honours

Player

Santiago Barranco

References

  1. ^ Rigoberto Felandro at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Rigoberto Felandro Football Player Statistics". 11v11. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ^ Raúl Behr (7 November 2013). "Del arco al banco" [From the goal to the bench] (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.