Francisco Perlo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Perlo and the second or maternal family name is Marín.

Francisco Alfonso Perlo Marín (born 16 May 1987) is a Venezuelan football manager, currently in charge of Panamanian club Árabe Unido.

Francisco Perlo

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Alfonso Perlo Marín
Date of birth	(1987-05-06) 6 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Valencia, Venezuela
Team information
Current team	Árabe Unido (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
	Centro Italo [es] (youth)
2010–2011	Caracas (youth)
2013–2014	SC Guaraní [es] (assistant)
2014–2015	Carabobo (youth)
2016–2017	Costa del Este
2017	Leones de América
2018	CAI La Chorrera (assistant)
2019–2021	CAI La Chorrera
2022	Academia Puerto Cabello
2022	Zulia
2022–2023	Tauro
2023	UMECIT
2024–	Árabe Unido

Career

Born in Valencia, Carabobo, Perlo notably worked in the youth categories of Caracas and Carabobo^[1] before moving to Panama in December 2015, after being named manager of Costa del Este.^{[citation needed]} He left the club in 2017, and subsequently took over Leones de América.^{[citation needed]}

On 4 December 2018, after a period as an assistant manager, Perlo was appointed in charge of Independiente de La Chorrera.^[2] He led the club to the 2019 and 2020 Clausura titles, before leaving on 9 December 2021.^[3]

On 17 December 2021, Perlo returned to his home country and was announced as manager of Primera División side Academia Puerto Cabello.^[4] He left the club on a mutual agreement on 13 April 2022,^[5] and took over fellow top tier side Zulia six days later.^[6]

On 13 August 2022, Perlo resigned from Zulia to return to Panama, and was named manager of Tauro.^[7]

Honours

CAI La Chorrera

• Liga Panameña de Fútbol: 2019 Clausura, 2020 Clausura

References

1. "Francisco Perlo, el DT venezolano que triunfa en Panamá" [Francisco Perlo, the Venezuelan manager who is successful in Panama] (in Spanish). Puro Vinotinto. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. "El CAI contrata al venezolano Francisco Perlo como su nuevo director técnico" [CAI sign the Venezuelan Francisco Perlo as their new manager] (in Spanish). TVMax. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
3. "Francisco Perlo se despide de CAI después de 4 años" [Francisco Perlo bids farewell from CAI after 4 years] (in Spanish). Fútbol Centroamérica. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
4. "Fran Perlo fue nombrado como nuevo DT de Academia Puerto Cabello" [Fran Perlo was named as new manager of Academia Puerto Cabello] (in Spanish). Balonazos.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
5. "Academia Puerto Cabello anunció la salida de Francisco Perlo" [Academia Puerto Cabello announced the departure of Francisco Perlo] (in Spanish). Lavinotinto.com. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
6. "Francisco Perlo asume como técnico del Zulia" [Francisco Perlo takes over as manager of Zulia]. Líder en Deportes (in Spanish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
7. "El DT Fran Perlo no sigue con el Zulia FC se regresa a Panamá y asumirá Adolfo Monsalve" [Manager Fran Perlo does not continue with Zulia FC and returns to Panama and Adolfo Monsalve will take over] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

External links

• Francisco Perlo coach profile at Soccerway