Luis Ernesto Pérez

Lucho Pérez

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Personal information
Full name	Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez
Date of birth	(1981-01-12) January 12, 1981
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Monterrey
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	Necaxa	116	(13)
2003–2012	Monterrey	323	(50)
2012–	Guadalajara	25	(0)
2013	→ Querétaro (loan)	17	(0)
2014	→ Chiapas (loan)	18	(0)
2015–	→ Monterrey (loan)	7	(0)
International career‡
1998–2011	Mexico	69	(8)
Medal record Representing Mexico Men's Football Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition Representing Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2012

Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez (born January 12, 1981), commonly known as Lucho Pérez, is a Mexican international footballer, who plays as a defensive midfielder for Monterrey in the Liga MX, on loan from Chivas de Guadalajara. He has also capped with the Mexico national team since 1998.

Career

Pérez debuted in the Mexican Soccer League with Necaxa in the 1999 Invierno season, playing his first game 21 September in a 3-1 victory against Santos Laguna. Pérez finished the season having played in 11 games, and by the beginning of the next year had a firm grip of the starting position. Pérez was named rookie of the tournament at the end of the season. Pérez played the next four years with Necaxa, until, to the surprise of many, was sold to Monterrey for the Clausura 2003, where he led Monterrey to win the championship by defeating Morelia at Estadio Morelos in Morelia. In the championship season, Pérez appeared in 23 matches, scored two goals and registered an assist. As with Necaxa, Pérez has been in the Monterrey lineup since his arrival.

In 2009, he wore the captain armband as he and his team won the Apertura 2009 tournament by beating Cruz Azul at Estadio Azul in Mexico City. In the championship season, Pérez appeared in 18 matches, scored three goals and registered two assists. He also won the 2010 InterLiga with Monterrey, beating América in penalty kicks, that qualified Monterrey into the 2010 Copa Libertadores. On June he became property of Guadalajara, by an agreement between the manager of C.F. Monterrey and the sporting director of Chivas, Michel Leaño. On 7 July he scored his first goal with Guadalajara.

International

Perez made his debut with the Mexico national team 17 November 1998 in a friendly against El Salvador in Los Angeles. Uncapped through the next two years, he reemerged in 2000. His first official tournament was the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, where Mexico did not win any matches. Pérez made appearances for the team in the Gold Cup in 2003, and playing for the U-23 team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Pérez appeared in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup where he played in all five matches, including assisting Jared Borgetti in a losing effort against Germany in the third place match. Pérez was included by then coach Ricardo Lavolpe in the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. He came on in the 45th minute for Gerardo Torrado in the first match against Iran. Pérez did not appear in the second match against Angola, which Mexico and Angola drew 0–0, however he started the third match against Portugal, but he was sent-off in the 61st minute. Mexico lost the match 2–1. He was banned for the round of 16 match against Argentina because of his red card against Portugal. He was called up for the friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 9th February 2011, and was subbed on for Javier "Chicharito" Hernández in the 80th minute. He played the rest of the match which Mexico won 2-0. He was called up for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup but had to withdraw due to an injury.

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 7, 2000	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States	South Africa	2–0	4–0	2000 Nike U.S. Cup
2.	November 17, 2004	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–0	8–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	November 17, 2004	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4–0	8–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	November 17, 2004	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico	Saint Kitts and Nevis	8–0	8–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	June 8, 2005	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás, Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	September 7, 2005	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Panama	1–0	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	October 26, 2005	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Uruguay	3–1	3–1	Friendly
8.	January 26, 2006	Monster Park, San Francisco, United States	Norway	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honors

Club:

Monterrey

• Primera División de México:
  • Winner (3): Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, and Apertura 2010
• CONCACAF Champions League:
  • Winner (2): 2010-11, 2011–12

International

Mexico

• CONCACAF Gold Cup (1): 2003

Individual

• Primera División de México: Rookie of the Year (1999)
• Best Defensive Midfielder of the tournament: Apertura 2010

External links

• Luis Pérez's career timeline and detailed statistics
• Luis Ernesto Pérez Article (In Spanish)
• Luis Ernesto Pérez Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Luis Ernesto Pérez at National-Football-Teams.com