title: Mario Pedraza
text: # Mario Pedraza
  
  Mario Pedraza Abreu (born 18 July 1973) is a Cuban retired footballer.
  
  ## Club career
  
  He played his entire career for his provincial team Cienfuegos, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC, when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro 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 Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 49 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (1 goal) and played at 2 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.
  
  His final international was a February 2005 Gold Cup qualifier against Jamaica.
  
  ### International goals
  
      Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.
  
  | Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 10 June 1996 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | Haiti | 2-0 | 6-1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
  | 2 | 9 March 2000 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Nicaragua | 3-0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
  