Lionel Pérez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lionel Pérez (born 24 April 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a goalkeeping coach at Stevenage Borough following his retirement from the game in 2004.
Playing career
[edit]France
[edit]Pérez was born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Gard. His 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Honours
[edit]Cambridge United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2001–02[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (24 March 2002). "Blackpool lift LDV Vans Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lionel Pérez at Soccerbase
- Lionel Pérez – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Bagnols-sur-Cèze
- French people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Footballers from Gard
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Premier League players
- English Football 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
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England