Richard Pellejero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Javier Pellejero Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sport Huancayo (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Cerro | ||
| 2001–2002 | Nacional | ||
| 2003–2006 | Fenix | ||
| 2005 | → Danubio (loan) | ||
| 2006–2010 | Cerro | 28 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Aucas (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2008 | → Quilmes (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Universidad de Concepción | 50 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Cerro | 28 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sud América | 55 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Cerro | 113 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Miramar Misiones | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sud América | ||
| 2024 | Uruguay Montevideo | ||
| 2025– | Sport Huancayo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Javier Pellejero Ferreira (born 30 May 1976) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Sport Huancayo.
Pellejero had a spell in the Primera B Nacional Argentina with Quilmes during 2008.[1]
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]On 30 April 2019, Pellejero scored a brace for Cerro in a 3–1 win over UT Cajamarca in the second leg of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, becoming, at the age of 43 years and 43 days, the oldest player to ever score in the Copa Sudamericana, breaking the previous record set by Diego Scotti in 2018, aged 41.[2] Additionally, he also become the oldest player to ever score in a international club tournament in South America, breaking the previous record set by Zé Roberto in the 2017 Copa Libertadores, aged 42 years and 322 days.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring at the end of 2019, Pellejero started his coaching career. On 3 August 2020, Pellejero was officially presented as Miramar Misiones' new head coach, which was his first experience outside the pitch.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "RICHARD PELLEJERO FIRMO CON QUILMES". La Web Deportiva Uruguaya. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ a b "The Copa Libertadores oldest players". www.iffhs.com. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Richard Pellejero es el nuevo Director Técnico de Miramar Misiones, radiouruguay.uy, 3 August 2020
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