Jorge Pérez Sáenz (born 24 October 1975) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and a

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. He amassed

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totals of 165 matches and nine goals over seven seasons, with

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and Lorca Deportiva. In

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, he appeared for

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and Numancia (26 games).

Playing career

Born in

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, Pérez made his senior debut with

Zamudio SD Zamudio Sociedad Deportiva is a Spanish football team based in Zamudio, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1943, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Gazituaga'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. Season to seaso ...

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. After a one-year spell with CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, he joined

; initially assigned to the reserves in

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, his first

match with the first team occurred on 15 February 1998 when came on as a 52nd-minute substitute for

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in a 0–3 home loss against

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; he scored his only goal for them in the penultimate group stage fixture of the

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, a 2–1 away defeat to

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. In 1999, Pérez moved to another top-flight club,

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

. The following year, he signed for

CF Extremadura Club de Fútbol Extremadura was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1924, it played two seasons in La Liga, and held home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la Hera'', with a cap ...

of the

. In the summer of 2002, Pérez joined

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

still in the second division. After being ever-present during the 2003–04 season, he agreed to a contract at

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. Following a six-month spell at third-tier side

UB Conquense Unión Balompédica Conquense is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1946, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio La Fuensanta ...

, Pérez signed with

Lorca Deportiva CF Lorca Deportiva Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football club in Lorca, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2002 it was dissolved ten years later, they held their home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco'', which ...

one level above in July 2006. After suffering relegation he took his game to the lower leagues, representing in quick succession

CD Roquetas Club Deportivo Roquetas, also known as Roquetas, was a Spanish football team based in Roquetas de Mar, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1970, it was dissolved in 2016. The club's home ground is '' Estadio Antonio Peroles'', w ...

Caravaca CF Caravaca Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Caravaca de la Cruz, in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 1967 and dissolved in 2011, it held home games at ''Estadio Antonio Martínez El Morao'', with a capacity of 2,000 spectators. ...

, Lorca Deportiva,

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and CA Pulpileño; at the age of 36, he retired.

Coaching career

On 15 September 2016, Pérez became manager of

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's reserves. On 17 December of the following year, after the dismissal of

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, he was named caretaker of the first team; he was in charge for one match before the appointment of

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, and returned to his previous role. On 5 July 2018, Pérez joined

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's coaching staff at

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References

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