Ricardo "Gato" Pérez Tamayo (born 21 July 1973) is a retired Colombian

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. He was president of the

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between 2018 and 2019, at which time the team was champion of the 2019 Torneo Finalización

Club career

Pérez began his professional career with

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, where he would spend most of his playing career. After a wonderful 1993 Copa Mustang (scoring 17 goals in 44 matches), he was bought by "giants" América de Cali for an undisclosed fee. After three years at América, he did not enjoy a lot of confidence from the coach, so he returned on loan to

. At

again, he scored 17 goals in 46 matches, being one of the tournament's best players in 1997.

Club Career Stats

International career

Pérez made several appearances for the senior

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