Alejandro 'Álex' Pérez Aracil (born 21 January 1985) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Pérez was born in

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. An unsuccessful youth graduate at local

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, his input with the first team consisted of one minute against

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in the

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of the

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, on 8 January 2003. Subsequently, he signed with

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

on loan, but featured in no second division matches for the

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in his sole campaign. In January 2007, Pérez was released by Real, going on to serve an unassuming stint abroad with

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's Aris Thessaloniki FC. In that summer he returned home, joining

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

of the second tier. After two seasons with only relative playing time in his second – 15 games, one goal– Pérez was released. He played with lowly

Ontinyent CF Ontinyent Club de Fútbol was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Ontinyent, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia. Founded in 1947 it held home games at ''Estadio El Clariano'', with a capacity ...

for four months, then retired in June 2011 at only 26.

Personal life

Pérez's older brother,

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, was also a footballer. Both played in Gimnàstic in 2005–06. Their father, Miguel Ángel, was also involved in the sport. Born in

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, he settled in Spain after retiring, having played in the country for Real Madrid and

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

amongst other clubs.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Alex 1985 births Living people Spanish people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Albacete Balompié players Ontinyent CF players Super League Greece players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Spanish sportsmen