Roberto Pérez Valdez (born 25 October 1981) is a Paraguayan football
manager
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and former player who played as a
defender.
Playing career
Pérez played for
Newell's Old Boys
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and
Boca Juniors
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in Argentina, aside from playing for
Paraguayan Primera División
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sides. He arrived in Bolivia in 2003, and after his move to
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never materialized, he joined
1º de Mayo, losing in the final of the 2004
Copa Simón Bolívar
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with the side.
Managerial career
After retiring, Pérez remained in Bolivia and managed
Deportivo LAN and
Always Ready before joining
Roberto Pavisic's staff at
Aurora
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in 2015, as his assistant. In 2016, he took over the team, after Pavisic left.
Pérez achieved promotion to the
Primera División with Aurora,
but was replaced by
Miguel Ángel Zahzú
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Playing career
Born in Morón, Buenos Aires, Zahzú was a Vélez Sarsfield youth graduate, but never played for the clu ...
. After leaving, he worked at
Universitario de Vinto.
On 18 June 2018, Pérez returned to Aurora, but resigned on 7 August. On 6 October 2020, he was appointed manager of
Sur-Car, and left the club at the end of the Copa Simón Bolívar
On 15 October 2022, Pérez returned to Aurora for a third spell. On 14 November 2023, he was dismissed and replaced by
Mauricio Soria.
Personal life
Pérez's father, also named Roberto, was also a footballer. A
goalkeeper
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, he played in two editions of the
Copa Libertadores
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for
Sol de América and
Club Nacional
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.
[ His son, also named Roberto, also plays youth football.][
]
Honours
Manager
Aurora
*Copa Simón Bolívar
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* Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
* Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association
* Parlia ...
: 2016–17[
]
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Roberto
1981 births
Living people
Paraguayan men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Paraguayan football managers
Bolivian Primera División managers
Club Always Ready managers
Club Aurora managers
F.C. Universitario de Vinto managers
Paraguayan expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Bolivia
21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen