Christian Perez (born 13 May 1963) is a French former footballer who played as a forward first and later as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1987 | Nîmes | 188 | (57) |
| 1987–1989 | Montpellier | 32 | (11) |
| 1988–1989 | → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 35 | (7) |
| 1989–1992 | Paris Saint-Germain | 92 | (15) |
| 1992–1994 | Monaco | 49 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | Lille | 21 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Nîmes | 14 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Shanghai Shenhua | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 447 | (99) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1992 | France | 22 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Perez amassed Ligue 1 totals of 268 games and 44 goals over the course of 11 seasons, representing Nîmes Olympique (making his debut in the competition at the age of 16, he went on to appear for the club in all three major levels of French football), Montpellier HSC, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AS Monaco FC and Lille OSC.[1]
Perez retired in 1997 at 34, after two years in the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Shenhua FC.
International career
Perez earned the first of his 22 caps for the France national team on 19 November 1988, starting and scoring in a 2–3 away defeat against Yugoslavia for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Selected for the UEFA Euro 1992 finals by coach Michel Platini, he played three incomplete games in an eventual group exit in Sweden.[2][3][4]
Honours
Nîmes
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1995–96
References
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