José Luis Jerez Cerna (born 26 June 1978) is a

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an former professional

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. In his prime, Jerez was known for his explosiveness and ball skills.

Club career

Chile

Jerez began his career with Chilean club

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile currently participating in the Primera División de Chile. History Foundation, Amateur Era and First seasons ...

. He debuted for Unión Española in 1996. During the 1998 season, Jerez was loaned out to

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club

Ñublense Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional Association football, football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Chilean Primera División, Primer ...

. He returned the following season to Unión Española where he spent the next six years appearing in 146 games and scoring 30 goals and winning the 2005 Apertura Championship. In January 2006, Jerez joined Chile's most successful club,

Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

, which was then coached by Claudio Borghi. In his time with Colo-Colo, Jerez won three championships.

Greece

In summer 2007, Jerez joined

Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. () or simply Ethnikos is a Greece, Greek association football, football club based in Piraeus and its parent sports club is Ethnikos Piraeus, Ethnikos OFPF. The club was officially formed on 21 November 1923 as ''Keravnos'' ...

and immediately became a key player for the club, making 27 starts (29 total appearances) and scoring 6 goals in his first season. In July 2008 Ethnikos sold Jerez to newly promoted

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side

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern G ...

. Jerez made just seven league appearances for Panserraikos, and in January 2009 he returned to Ethnikos Piraeus.

Return to Chile

In January 2010, Jerez signed for

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a professional Chilean football league system, Chilean football club based in Calama, Chile, Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. They compete in the Primera B de Ch ...

. His last club was

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are play ...

in 2012.

International career

He made an appearance for the Chile national team in 2003 in a friendly match versus

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Post-retirement

After his retirement, he graduated as a

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and has played football at amateur level in clubs such as Club Deportivo Jadrán. As a football coach, he has worked in the

youth ranks and other academies. In 2021, he emigrated to

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, United States, looking for some opportunities in football coaching. He was supported by his former fellow footballer Omar Riquelme and has worked as a painter.

Honours

Club

;Unión Española *

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(1): 2005 Apertura ; Colo-Colo *

(3): 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2007 Apertura

References

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José Luis Jerez
at PlaymakerStats {{DEFAULTSORT:Jerez, Jose Luis 1978 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Unión Española footballers Ñublense footballers Colo-Colo footballers Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players C.D. Cobreloa footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Football League (Greece) players Super League Greece players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers