Dale Pelayo Sr.

Dale Daniel Pelayo Sr. (born on 2 March 1977), is a Beliezean football coach and former player, who is currently the coach of the Belizean national team.

Dale Pelayo Sr.
Personal information
Full name Dale Daniel Pelayo, Sr.
Date of birth (1977-03-02) 2 March 1977[1]
Place of birth Roaring Creek, Belize
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Belize
(manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-1999 Juventud Benqueña ? (11)
2001 Griga United ? (?)
2002-2003 Real Verdes ? (?)
2006 Belmopan United ? (?)
2016 Belmopan Bandits ? (?)
National team
1997–1998 Belize U-23 ? (?)
1998 Belize 2 (0)
Teams managed
2018-2019 Police United
2018 Belize U-16
2018-2019 Belize U-17
2019 Wagiya
2019-2020 Belize U-20
2020- Belize
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Dale Pelayo Sr. was born in Roaring Creek, Belize, in the Cayo District on 2 March 1977.[2][1]

Club career

He appeared in the Belizean league, with the well-known club Juventud Benqueña, from the 1998–99 season, with 11 goals he became the leading scorers of the league.[3] He also played with Griga United FC, Real Verdes, Belmopan United, and Belmopan Bandits.[4][5][6]

International career

Pelayo has played for the various youth national teams.[1] With the U-21 national team he participated in the qualifying rounds for the Games of Central America and the Caribbean 1998.

In March 1999, Pelayo was called up by coach Manuel Bilches of Argentina to the Belize senior team for the UNCAF Nations Cup. There he played in both matches - on March 17 as a substitute against Costa Rica, with the result of 0–7, and two days later in the first line-up with Honduras, with the score of 1–5. Belize was eliminated from the tournament in the group stage.[7]

Coaching career

Pelayo became a coach after his football career ended in 2016. He started as an assistant coach to Kent Gabourel with the Belmopan Bandits in 2017.[8]

He was then signed with Police United FC, as he was initially as an assistant coach, and later promoted as the coach during the 2018–19 season. He also coached of Wayiga in 2019.

He worked as a coach for the various youth levels of Belizean national teams. In addition, he was assistant coach to Palmiro Salas of Guatemala in the senior team from 2018 to 2019.[9]

In July 2020, Pelayo became the coach of the Belize senior team.[1]

References
  1. "Dale Pelayo appointed Head Coach for Male Senior National "A" Team for Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers | Amandala Newspaper". amandala.com.bz. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. "FFB represented at CONCACAF "C" License Coaching Course in Guatemala". Amandala. amandala.com.bz. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. Chimilio, Bertie; Esquivel, Elvis Dino (2 November 2007). "Belize - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. Adderley, James (1 October 2001). "Preseason semi-pro friendly ends in draw". News 5. channel5belize.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. Adderley, James (20 March 2006). "Belize defeats Mexico in C.A. Cricket championships". News 5. channel5belize.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. Adderley, James (14 March 2016). "Sporting Highlights with James Adderley". News 5. channel5belize.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. Courtney, Barrie; Goloboy, James (26 January 2003). "UNCAF Tournament 1999". RSSSF. rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. "Verdes FC is the new PLB 2017-2018 Opening Season champion". Amandala. amandala.com.bz. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  9. Polando, Andrea (2019-03-19). "Belize vs. Guyana; a clash of the Jaguars to qualify for the CONCACAF's Gold Cup". News 5. channel5belize.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
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