Mario Pedraza Abreu (born 18 July 1973) is a

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n retired

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Club career

He played his entire career for his provincial team

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, except for half a season in Germany with

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, when then Cuban leader

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approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.

International career

Pedraza made his international debut for

in 1995 and has earned a total of 49 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 16

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matches (1 goal) and played at 2

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final tournaments. His final international was a February 2005 Gold Cup qualifier against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.''

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* 1973 births Living people People from Cienfuegos Province Men's association football defenders Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players FC Cienfuegos players Bonner SC players Cuban expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub