José Perdomo

José Perdomo

Personal information
Full name	José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira
Date of birth	(1965-01-05) 5 January 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1989	Peñarol	124	(34)
1989–1990	Genoa	25	(0)
1990	Coventry City	4	(0)
1990–1991	Real Betis	6	(1)
1991–1992	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1994	Peñarol
National team
1987–1990	Uruguay	27	(3)
Teams managed
2000	Villa Española
2002	Tacuarembó F.C.
show Honours Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1987 Argentina Runner-up 1989 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born January 5, 1965) is a former Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Salto, he started his career with Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983, being later noted in 1989 by Genoa head coach Franco Scoglio during a South-American scouting visit, being signed by the rossoblu together with fellow Uruguayans Carlos "Pato" Aguilera and Rubén Paz. Perdomo, who was expected to be a mainstay within the Genoa midfield line, played 25 unimpressive matches, being remembered only for his lack of pace and acceleration, as well as his excessive playing aggressivity.^{[citation needed]} His poor performances later led Vujadin Boškov, head coach of crosstown rivals Sampdoria, to one of his best famous quotes, declared just before the 1989–90 city derby:

"If I unleash my dog, it plays better than Perdomo."^[1]

He was sold to Spanish side Real Betis for the 1990–91, where he made just six appearances, scoring one goal. He moved to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata one year later, and retired in 1994 after a season with Peñarol.

References[]

External links[]

• Profile at LFP.es
• Profile (in Spanish)