Fréderic José Elie Arlet (born March 10, 1946) is a Haitian-born Venezuelan former footballer and manager. He had 20 appearances for Venezuela between 1964 and 1977.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fréderic José Elie Arlet | ||
Date of birth | (1946-03-10) March 10, 1946 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1970 | Deportivo Galicia | 120 | (8) |
1970–1971 | Deportivo Italia | 64 | (3) |
1972 | José Gálvez | 28 | (1) |
1973–1974 | Alianza Lima | 27 | (2) |
1975 | Tiquire Canarias | 23 | (0) |
1976–1979 | Portuguesa | 104 | (6) |
1980 | Lara | 29 | (0) |
1981 | Universidad de Los Andes | 23 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
1964–1977 | Venezuela | 20 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2001 | UA Maracaibo | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 30, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 30, 2015 |
Freddy Elie stood out for his passing ability and speed. He grew up in La Guaira, Venezuela, debuting professionally with Deportivo Galicia, then moving to Deportivo Italia in 1970.
With Deportivo Italia he participated as a central defender in the Little Maracanazo, a match in 1971 in which Deportivo Italia scored a surprise 1–0 upset over Brazilian champion Fluminense FC, a club managed by Mário Zagallo, who was manager of the Brazil national football team when they won the 1970 World Cup a few months earlier.[2]
Elie made 20 appearances with the Venezuela national football team between 1964 and 1977.[3]
In 1973, Elie was signed by Alianza Lima.[4]
From 1975 to 1980, Elie moved on to play with Tiquire Canarias, Portuguesa F.C., then Lara F.C., before finishing his career in 1981 in Venezuela with the Universidad de Los Andes club.
In 2001 he was the coach of the Unión Atlético Maracaibo.
He won the Venezuela Championship 3 times with Portuguesa FC.
Venezuela squad – 1967 South American Championship | ||
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Unión Atlético Maracaibo – managers | |
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