Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez (born 12 January 1981) is a Mexican former professional

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and current

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Club career

Pérez debuted in the

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with

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...

in the 1999 Invierno season, playing his first game 21 September in a 3–1 victory against

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. Pérez finished the season having played in 11 games, and by the beginning of the next year had a firm grip of the starting position. Pérez was named rookie of the tournament at the end of the season. Pérez played the next four years with Necaxa, until, to the surprise of many, was sold to Monterrey for the Clausura 2003, where he led Monterrey to win the championship by defeating Morelia at Estadio Morelos in Morelia. In the championship season, Pérez appeared in 23 matches, scored two goals and registered an assist. As with Necaxa, Pérez has been in the Monterrey lineup since his arrival. In 2009, he wore the captain armband as he and his team won the Apertura 2009 tournament by beating Cruz Azul at Estadio Azul in Mexico City. In the championship season, Pérez appeared in 18 matches, scored three goals and registered two assists. He also won the

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with Monterrey, beating América in penalty kicks, that qualified Monterrey into the

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. On June he became property of

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, by an agreement between the manager of

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and the sporting director of Chivas, Michel Leaño. On 7 July he scored his first goal with

. On 13 December 2016, Pérez announced his retirement from professional soccer.

International career

Perez made his debut with the senior national team on 17 November 1998 in a

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against

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in Los Angeles. Uncapped through the next two years, he reemerged in 2000. His first official tournament was the

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, where Mexico did not win any matches. Pérez made appearances for the team in the Gold Cup in 2003, and playing for the U-23 team in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Pérez appeared in the

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where he played in all five matches, including assisting Jared Borgetti in a losing effort against Germany in the third place match. Pérez was included by then coach Ricardo Lavolpe in the

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squad. He came on in the 45th minute for

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in the first match against Iran. Pérez did not appear in the second match against Angola, which Mexico and Angola drew 0–0, however he started the third match against Portugal, but he was sent-off in the 61st minute. Mexico lost the match 2–1. He was banned for the round of 16 match against Argentina because of his red card against Portugal. He was called up for the friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 9 February 2011, and was subbed on for Javier "Chicharito" Hernández in the 80th minute. He played the rest of the match which Mexico won 2–0. He was called up for the

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but had to withdraw due to an injury.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Pérez became assistant coach of CD Toledo in Spain's Tercera División. In August 2020, Pérez became head coach of the under-17 national team, following the departure of Marco Antonio Ruiz.

Career statistics

International

International goals

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

Honours

Player

Monterrey *

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: Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010 *

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, 2011–12 Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Mexico * CONCACAF Gold Cup:

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Individual *

Rookie of the Tournament: Invierno 1999 *

Attacking Midfieleder of the Tournament: Clausura 2003, Apertura 2005 *

Defensive Midfieleder of the Tournament: Apertura 2010 * CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI:

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Manager

Mexico U20 *

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References

External links

Luis Pérez's career timeline and detailed statistics

(In Spanish) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Luis Ernesto 1981 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Club Necaxa footballers C.F. Monterrey players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers Liga MX players Mexico men's international footballers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Men's association football midfielders Pan American Games medalists in football Mexican footballers Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games