Serguei Prado Explained

Serguei Prado
Fullname:Serguei Prado Sañudo
Birth Date:9 March 1974
Birth Place:Santa Clara, Cuba
Position:Striker
Years1:1998–2008
Clubs1:Villa Clara
Goals1:126
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Fløy (loan)
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1999–2005
Nationalteam1:Cuba
Nationalcaps1:30
Nationalgoals1:12
Ntupdate:1 January 2018
Manageryears1:?-present
Managerclubs1:Villa Clara

Serguei Prado Sañudo (born 9 March 1974) is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the highest scorer of Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba history, with 126 goals.

Club career

A burly but prolific striker, he played his entire career for local side Villa Clara, except for a season in the Norwegian third tier with Fløy alongside compatriot Osmín Hernández.[1] [2]

Back in Cuba, he was the league's top goalscorer in 2003 and 2005.[3] He is the Cuban league's all-time top goalscorer with 126.[4]

International career

Prado made his international debut for Cuba in a May 1999 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Bermuda and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 12 goals.[5] He represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal). To his disappointment, he was never included for a CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournament.[6]

His final international was a January 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier against Haiti.

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[5]

NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 June 1999Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1-11-21999 Caribbean Cup
210 October 1999Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States2-13-12000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-off
35 March 2000Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba3-04-02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
49 March 2000Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba4-0Friendly match
52 July 2000National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica1-01-1Friendly match
64 July 2000Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago1-01-4Friendly match
78 April 2001Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana2-03-02001 Caribbean Cup qualification
818 May 2001Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago1-11-12001 Caribbean Cup
95 August 2001Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1-01-02002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifying play-off
101 December 2002Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands2-12-12003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

Futsal management

In 2014, Prado took charge of the Villa Clara futsal team after coaching the Deportivo Anzoátegui futsal team in Venezuela for two years.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://oncubamagazine.com/deportes/mundial-de-futbol-en-busca-del-sueno-eterno/ Mundial de Fútbol: En busca del sueño eterno
  2. https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Stephansen-klar-for-Floy-33446b.html Stephansen klar for Fløy
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cubatops.html Cuba - List of Topscorers
  4. http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/deportes/2018-02-13/goles-numeros-e-historia Goles, números e historia
  5. Web site: Appearances for Cuba National Team. RSSSF.
  6. http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/deportes/2007-10-23/serguei-prado-cerca-de-romper-el-record-absoluto-de-goles-en-cuba Serguei Prado cerca de romper el récord absoluto de goles en Cuba
  7. http://www.vanguardia.cu/deporte/997-serguei-prado-apuesta-por-el-futsal Serguei Prado apuesta por el futsal