Rodrigo Pérez (footballer, born 1973)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Albornoz.

Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz (born 19 August 1973) is a former Chilean footballer who played as left back. His last professional club was Deportes Iquique.

Rodrigo Pérez

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz
Date of birth	(1973-08-19) 19 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Rancagua, Chile
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1991–1993	O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1996	O'Higgins	86	(4)
1997–2000	Santiago Wanderers	115	(12)
2001–2007	Cobreloa	169	(16)
2004	→ Pachuca (loan)	6	(0)
2006	→ Alianza Lima (loan)	14	(1)
2008	Unión Española	32	(2)
2009	Deportes Concepción	0	(0)
2009–2011	Deportes Iquique	79	(3)
Total		501	(38)
International career
1995–2005	Chile	32	(0)
Managerial career
2018	Cobreloa
2019–2020	Rancagua Sur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Pérez began his football career at his professional hometown club O'Higgins, making his professional debut aged 19, being promoted to the first adult team by the coach Manuel Pellegrini in the 1993 season, then moving to Santiago Wanderers in 1997, after three successful seasons at Rancagua. He has spent the most time in Chile playing for Cobreloa, where he was capped in 137 matches and scored 15 goals. He also spent time with the Peruvian club Alianza Lima.

International career

He made his debut for the Chilean national squad in 1995.^[1]

Coaching career

He began his career as the coach of the team of INAF ^[es] (National Football Institute) and then he became the manager of Cobreloa in 2018 in the Primera B de Chile. He arrived to the mining club along with the former players Nelson Tapia and Eduardo Fournier.^[2] Next, he coached C.D. Rancagua Sur in the Tercera A, the fourth level of the Chilean football system league, from 2019 to 2020.^[3]

Honours

Club

Cobreloa

• Primera División de Chile (3): 2003 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura

Alianza Lima

• Peruvian Primera División: 2006 Descentralizado

Deportes Iquique

• Primera B: 2010
• Copa Chile: 2010

International

Chile^[1]

• Canada Cup: 1995

References

1. "Rodrigo Pérez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
2. "Rodrigo Pérez, Ex Entrenador de Selección INAF, Asume Como DT de Cobreloa – INAF" (in Spanish). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
3. "Rodrigo Pérez y todo el cuerpo técnico decide desvincularse de Rancagua Sur". CF3 (in Spanish). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

External links

• Rodrigo Pérez at Football-Lineups
• Rodrigo Antonio Perez at BDFA (in Spanish)