Colombian footballer (born 1979)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Perea and the second or maternal family name is
Mosquera .
Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera (born 30 January 1979) is a Colombian former footballer , currently assistant manager of the Colombia national team . Gifted with incredible stamina and pace,[2] the central defender could also be adapted at right-back .
He spent most of his senior career with Atlético Madrid , appearing in 314 competitive matches over eight La Liga seasons.[3] In 2012, he signed with Cruz Azul .
Perea earned 72 caps for the Colombia national team in more than one decade.
Club career
Perea was born in Turbo . He began his professional career with Independiente Medellín , moving in 2003 to Argentina with Boca Juniors , with whom he won that year 's Intercontinental Cup .[4]
In June 2004, Perea signed for Atlético Madrid on a four-year deal,[5] as another centre-back, Pablo Ibáñez , also arrived that season .[6] Both were the starters as the Colchoneros returned to the UEFA Champions League in 2008–09 after a 12-year absence, with Perea appearing in 30 La Liga matches; after the campaign kicked off, he received his Spanish passport .[7]
After the signing of ACF Fiorentina 's Tomáš Ujfaluši for the 2008–09 , Perea saw some additional time at right-back, but eventually lost that place to another newly signed, John Heitinga .[8] [9] From 2009 to 2011, with the latter departed to Everton ,[10] he managed to total 56 league games, with qualification for the UEFA Europa League in his second season after a seventh-place finish.
On 29 September 2011, following a Europa League fixture against Stade Rennais FC , Perea became the foreign player with most competitive appearances for Atlético Madrid with 289, surpassing Argentine Jorge Griffa .[11] He left the club at the end of the 2011–12 campaign at the age of 33, after having contributed 34 official games and won the Europa League .
Perea joined Mexico's Cruz Azul in June 2012 as a free agent ,[12] winning the following year 's Copa MX [13] and the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League .[14] [15] In December 2015, after one year out of football due to injury, the 36-year-old chose to retire, settling in Madrid and focusing on becoming a coach.[16]
In late August 2018, following a brief spell in Atlético's youth academy,[17] Perea was appointed at Leones F.C. in his country's Categoría Primera A for his first head coach experience.[18] on 28 May 2019, with the team back in the Primera B after relegation , he resigned.[19]
International career
A Colombia international since 20 November 2002, in a 1–0 friendly loss with Honduras in San Pedro Sula , Perea appeared at the 2007 and 2011 Copa América tournaments. He was named team captain before the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bolivia in La Paz , in a first-ever win in that country (2–1),[20] and represented his nation for 12 years.[21]
Perea joined the national team's coaching staff in June 2022.[22]
Honours
Independiente Medellín
Boca Juniors
Atlético Madrid
Cruz Azul
References
^ a b "Luis Perea" (in German). German Football Association . Retrieved 20 March 2019 .
^ No hay peor astilla que la del mismo palo (Nothing worse than the apple who does not fall far from the tree) ; ESPN Deportes , 11 March 2004 (in Spanish)
^ La saga de los Perea sigue: "Estoy viviendo un sueño, el Atlético te hace vivir emociones" (The Perea saga continues: "I'm living a dream, Atlético makes you experience emotions") ; Mundo Deportivo , 19 August 2022 (in Spanish)
^ a b c PERFIL – Luis Amaranto Perea ahora es campeón de Europa (PROFILE – Luis Amaranto Perea is now European champion) ; Caracol Radio , 12 May 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Atlético sign defender Perea ; UEFA, 11 June 2004
^ Perea y Pablo firman su renovación hasta 2009 (Perea and Pablo sign their renewal until 2009) ; Diario AS , 10 February 2005 (in Spanish)
^ Atlético allowed to register Cléber ; UEFA, 2 August 2007
^ Heitinga y Ujfalusi desplazan a Perea al lateral (Heitinga and Ujfalusi push Perea to full-back) ; El Mundo , 28 July 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Perea jugará de lateral para ayudar a Pablo y a Ujfalusi (Perea will play as full-back to help Pablo and Ujfalusi) ; Diario AS, 11 March 2009 (in Spanish)
^ La salida de Heitinga bloqueó la de Perea al Stoke City (Heitinga's departure blocked Perea's to Stoke City) ; Diario AS, 3 September 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Perea, el extranjero con más partidos (Perea, foreign with the most games) ; UEFA, 29 September 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Luis Amaranto Perea deja Atlético de Madrid y ficha por Cruz Azul (Luis Amaranto Perea leaves Atlético de Madrid and signs for Cruz Azul) ; Goal , 15 June 2012 (in Spanish)
^ a b Campeon Cruz Azul al derrotar 4–2 al Atlante – Copa MX – Vídeo con los goles (Cruz Azul champions after defeating Atlante 4–2 – MX Cup – Video with goals) ; Sitios Total, 11 April 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Cruz Azul, a Marruecos (Cruz Azul, to Morocco) ; Marca , 24 April 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Luis Amaranto Perea se siente agradecido con Cruz Azul (Luis Amaranto Perea shows appreciation towards Cruz Azul) ; Goal, 6 September 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Luis Amaranto Perea se retira del fútbol (Luis Amaranto Perea retires from football) ; Marca, 4 December 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Amaranto Perea es nombrado DT en inferiores del Atlético (Amaranto Perea named HC in Atlético's youth system) ; Diario AS, 12 January 2018 (in Spanish)
^ Luis Amaranto Perea nuevo entrenador de Leones (Luis Amaranto Perea new manager of Leones) ; ESPN Deportes, 27 August 2018 (in Spanish)
^ Amaranto Perea renuncia como técnico del Leones (Amaranto Perea resigns as Leones manager) ; Mundo Deportivo, 28 May 2019 (in Spanish)
^ Las lágrimas del capitán (The captain's tears) ; Fútbol Primera, 13 October 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Luis Amaranto Perea – International Appearances ; at RSSSF
^ Luis Amaranto Perea será el asistente técnico de Néstor Lorenzo (Luis Amaranto Perea will be Néstor Lorenzo's assistant manager) ; El Heraldo , 2 June 2022 (in Spanish)
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