Lionel Pérez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lionel Pérez | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1993 | Nîmes | 111 | (0) |
1993–1996 | Bordeaux | 16 | (0) |
1995–1996 | → Laval (loan) | 42 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Sunderland | 75 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
1999 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2000 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Cambridge United | 78 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Enfield | 66 | (0) |
2003 | Chelmsford City | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Stevenage Borough | 31 | (0) |
Total | 375 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2008 |
Lionel Pérez (born 24 April 1967 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Gard) is a retired French professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper and more recently was a goalkeeping coach at Stevenage Borough, following his retirement from the game in 2004.
Club career[]
France[]
Pérez's football career started with French club, Bordeaux. However, much of this time was spent out on loan with Nîmes Olympique then Stade Lavallois.[1]
Sunderland[]
Pérez made his Sunderland debut, aged 29 on 19 October 1996, as a substitute for Tony Coton, in a 3–0 away defeat against Southampton.[2] He stayed with Sunderland for a further two years, before signing for rivals Newcastle United, in what was a surprise move at the time.
Newcastle United[]
At Newcastle United, Pérez was fourth-choice behind Steve Harper, Shay Given and John Karelse; he never made a competitive start for the Magpies and after being loaned to various clubs throughout his 21-month spell on Tyneside, he was granted a free transfer to Cambridge United in July 2000, reportedly taking a 95% pay cut to do so.[3][4]
Later career[]
Pérez was released by Cambridge at the end of the 2002–03 season, before joining Enfield in October 2002,[5] and then Stevenage Borough in February 2003,[6] after a short stint at Chelmsford City.[7] He was a regular for Stevenage until in March 2004 (being voted Player of the Year), he broke his leg playing in a league match against Barnet.[8] Pérez was forced to retire at the end of the season, and he immediately took up a coaching role at the club. Pérez left his coaching role at the club in April 2006.
Coaching career[]
On leaving Stevenage, Perez and his family moved back to France where he had spells coaching at FC PHA Chusclan Laudun and SO-Cassis Carnoux. He has been inactive in football since 2010.[9] He is currently[when?] looking to get back into football, having gained his UEFA B licence.
References[]
- ^ "Lionel Perez: From the Mediterranean to Stevenage Borough". Football Friends Online. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Brenkley, Stephen (20 October 1996). "Dodd opens door". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Perez pay cut suits U's". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 July 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Summer signings". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 August 2000. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Ley, John (2 October 2002). "September transfers". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Perez moves to Stevenage". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Perez out for the season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Lionel Perez: From the Mediterranean to Stevenage Borough". Football Friends Online. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
External links[]
- Lionel Pérez at Soccerbase
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Bagnols-sur-Cèze
- French people of Spanish descent
- French footballers
- Premier League players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Enfield F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- Stade Lavallois players
- English Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- French expatriate footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Sportspeople from Gard