Óscar Pérez (footballer, born 1973)
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Óscar Pérez Rojas (born 1 February 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3][4] Nicknamed "El Conejo" (Spanish for The Rabbit), he is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican football history.[5]
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Full name | Óscar Pérez Rojas[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973 (age 51) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2013 | Cruz Azul | 416 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | → Tigres UANL (loan) | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | → Chiapas F.C. (loan) | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → Necaxa (loan) | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → San Luis (loan) | 64 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Pachuca | 171 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 745 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Mexico U23 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2010 | Mexico | 55 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Cruz Azul (goalkeeping coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
With a club career spanning 26 seasons in Mexico's top flight, most notably with Cruz Azul and Pachuca, Pérez won the CONCACAF Champions League on three occasions, as well as two league titles and one domestic cup. He holds the national record for most league appearances, with 740.[6][7]
Pérez earned 55 caps for the Mexico national team between 1997 and 2010, winning three CONCACAF Gold Cup titles and the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also featured in the 1998, 2002 and 2010 editions of the FIFA World Cup, in the two latter as first choice goalkeeper.